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Salmonella Typhi

Salmonella Typhi. By: Susana Vergil-Alvarado. Shape and Arrangement. Shape: Rod Flagellated and motile Non-spore forming. Classification. Kingdom: Eubacteria Phylum: Proteobacteria Class: Gamma Proteobacteria Order: Enterobacteriales Family: Enterobacteriaceae Genus: Salmonella

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Salmonella Typhi

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  1. Salmonella Typhi By: Susana Vergil-Alvarado

  2. Shape and Arrangement • Shape: Rod • Flagellated and motile • Non-spore forming

  3. Classification • Kingdom: Eubacteria • Phylum: Proteobacteria • Class: Gamma Proteobacteria • Order: Enterobacteriales • Family: Enterobacteriaceae • Genus: Salmonella • Species: Salmonella Typhi

  4. Unique Structural Features: • Mode of nutrition: Salmonella Typhi gets its food from other living organisms. • Effect of Oxygen: Facultative anaerobic

  5. Historical Significance • It is a multi-organ pathogen that inhabits the lymphatic tissues of the small intestine, liver, spleen and blood stream of infected humans. • It is a Heterotrophic bacteria

  6. Gram Stain Characteristics • Salmonella Typhi is Gram Negative (light red or pink color)

  7. Health-Related Issues: Typhoid Fever: Caused by the ingestion of the bacteria in contaminated food or water Treatment: Antibiotics that kill the Salmonella bacteria. Modes of transmission: Oral transmission via food or beverages handled by an individual who chronically sheds through urine. Hand-to-mouth transmission after using a contaminated toilet and neglecting hand hygiene Oral transmission via sewage-contaminated water or shellfish

  8. Citations • Salmonella serotype Typhi.“Salmonella blog.”<http://www.d214.org/district_library/writing_a_works_cited_page.aspx#image> • Salmonella Typhi diagram. “Marler blog.” <http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.marlerblog.com/uploads/image/salmonella_typhimurium_300.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.marlerblog.com/case-news/at-least-336-sick-in-multi-state-salmonella-typhimurium-outbreak/&usg=__FTjqf09INlCXtWummjOhpIkbl94=&h=315&w=300&sz=49&hl=en&start=3&zoom=1&itbs=1&tbnid=N2EcNwgyzjnsXM:&tbnh=117&tbnw=111&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsalmonella%2Btyphi%2Bbacteria%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=AghHTYr-E4OBlAe9j-HzDw(info)> • Salmonella Typhi, the agent of typhoid. Gram stain. “The Microbial World.”<http://textbookofbacteriology.net/themicrobialworld/Salmonella.html>

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