What Is Salmonella B

Salmonella is a Gram-negative bacterium, a cylindrical rod of size about 2 microns by 0.5 microns. Salmonella Paratyphi B causes enteric fever in humans; the disease closely resembles typhoid fever, which is caused by the related serovar Salmonella Typhi.

What is Salmonella Paratyphi B?

Salmonella Paratyphi B is a remarkably diverse serovar; only some of these strains cause enteric fever. Other strains of Salmonella Paratyphi B, previously identified as S. enterica serotype Java now referred to as biotype Java, commonly infect poultry and do not typically cause typhoid fever.

What is typhi B?

Typhoid fever is a systemic disease acquired by the ingestion of food or water contaminated by the bacterium Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi. Paratyphoid is a clinically similar illness, caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi A, B or C. These organisms are usually referred to as S. Typhi and S.