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be contaminated with [pathogen]
be contaminated with sth 表示“被……污染”，常用于食品卫生语境。
The raw chicken was contaminated with salmonella.
生鸡肉被沙门氏菌污染了。
沙门氏菌；沙门氏菌属
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沙门氏菌；沙门氏菌属
salmonella
The raw chicken was contaminated with salmonella.
生鸡肉被沙门氏菌污染了。
沙门氏菌属的杆状细菌,尤指肠炎沙门氏菌,能引起伤寒和沙门氏菌病。
Any of the serotypes of the two species of rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, especially Salmonella enterica, that cause typhoid fever and salmonellosis, manifest as food poisoning and other diseases.
杆状革兰氏阴性肠杆菌；引起伤寒和食物中毒；可用作生物武器
rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon
由这类细菌引起的食物中毒,尤指人类。
Food poisoning, especially in humans, caused by such organisms.
The chicken must be cooked thoroughly to kill any salmonella.
鸡肉必须彻底煮熟以杀死任何沙门氏菌。
Health officials traced the outbreak of salmonella to the contaminated eggs.
卫生官员将沙门氏菌疫情的爆发追溯到受污染的鸡蛋。
After the recall, the lab tested hundreds of samples for salmonella.
召回后，实验室检测了数百份样本是否含有沙门氏菌。
be contaminated with sth 表示“被……污染”，常用于食品卫生语境。
The raw chicken was contaminated with salmonella.
生鸡肉被沙门氏菌污染了。
strain 指“菌株”；salmonella 的复数形式可以是 salmonellas 或 salmonellae。
The outbreak was caused by a rare strain of salmonella.
这次疫情是由一种罕见的沙门氏菌菌株引起的。
salmonella 可直接修饰名词，如 outbreak（暴发）、infection（感染）。
Salmonella infection can cause fever and stomach cramps.
沙门氏菌感染可引起发烧和胃痉挛。
contract 是较正式的“染病”表达，后接疾病或病原体名称。
He contracted salmonella from undercooked chicken.
他因吃了未煮熟的鸡肉而感染了沙门氏菌。
Not this
He got a salmonella from eating undercooked eggs.
Use this
He got salmonella from eating undercooked eggs.
在表示“沙门氏菌感染/食物中毒”时，salmonella是不可数名词，前面不能加不定冠词a；“一种沙门氏菌”的“一种”不能机械地翻译成a。
Not this
Salmonella are found in some raw chicken.
Use this
Salmonella is found in some raw chicken.
salmonella是单数名词，指这种细菌整体时谓语动词应用单数is；不能因为bacteria本身是复数形式，就误以为所有细菌名称都作复数用。若特指多种沙门氏菌才用复数salmonellae。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
沙门氏菌感染
Salmonella infection often develops after eating contaminated food.
沙门氏菌感染通常在食用受污染的食物后发生。
沙门氏菌食物中毒
Undercooked poultry is a common cause of salmonella food poisoning.
未煮熟的家禽是沙门氏菌食物中毒的常见原因。
沙门氏菌暴发
Officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak linked to fresh produce.
官员们正在调查一起与新鲜农产品有关的沙门氏菌暴发。
沙门氏菌污染
The company recalled the cheese due to salmonella contamination.
由于沙门氏菌污染，该公司召回了这批奶酪。
沙门氏菌
Salmonella bacteria are killed when food is cooked thoroughly.
彻底煮熟食物即可杀灭沙门氏菌。
Use salmonella naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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记成 salmon(三文鱼)+ella：吃未熟透的三文鱼可能感染沙门氏菌，看到这词就想起食物中毒。
语域：neutral 常见场景：医学与公共卫生、食品安全报道、生物学教材 该词是细菌的学名，属于正式的生物/医学术语；多用于医学、公共卫生和食品安全等书面或新闻语境，日常口语中较少单独使用。通常直接对应‘沙门氏菌’。
复数形式为 salmonellas（亦作 salmonellae）。
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