SALMONELLA

salmonella

(noun) rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

salmonella (plural salmonellas or salmonellae)

Any of several rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, that cause food poisoning and other diseases

Source: Wiktionary



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MINESHAFT

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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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