Salmonella is a group of bacteria t

Salmonella is a group of bacteria that can infect animals and humans. The bacteria was first identified in the 1800s and named after an American scientist called salmon Salmonella belongs to a group of bacteria called Graham negative bacteria, they're shaped like rods and can have flagella to help them move around, there are over 2500 different types of the bacteria, most human diseases caused by the bacteria, belonging to a sub species called Salmonella and terracotta, it is estimated that tens of millions.Means of human cases occur worldwide every year, causing over 100,000 deaths, Salmonella can live quite happily in the intestines of many animals like cows, turtles, pigs, cats and dogs, and in birds like chickens and ducks, other parts of the animals like feathers or fur or the places they live in, can be contaminated by the bacteria, some types of Salmonella, Salmonella, typhoid live only in humans.From these sources, the bacteria can spread to humans, either directly or indirectly.