What does Salmonella mean in medical term?

Salmonella means: This is the American name.
pathologist Daniel Salmon 1850-1914. See: Salmonellosis. Please refer to MedicineNet’s Salmonella article.
(in Medical Dictionary)

What else does Salmonella mean?

Salmonella is a group of bacteria
Typhoid fever can also be caused by this virus.
Food poisoning, gastroenteritis, and enteric fever can all be caused by contaminated foods.
(in Medical Dictionary)

One of many rod-shaped bacterias in the genus

Salmonella,

Many of these are potentially pathogenic and can cause food poisoning, paratyphoid and typhoid fevers in humans, as well as other infections in domestic pets.
(in Merlin Dictionary)