Lecture 7: Salmonella

Question 1

what are some of the main characteristics of salmonella enterica

Answer 1

• its gram negative, non sporulating, facultative anaerobic motile rods.
• they are mesophillic, optimum growth temperature between 35 degrees celsius and 37 degrees celsius, but generally have a growth range of 5-54 degrees.
• easily killed by pasteurization
• sensitive to pH
• only pathgen directly referred to by name in the canadian food and drugs act