From the ArcaMax Publishing, Trivia Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/trivia/s-287160-845833

What does salmonella have to do with salmon?

The word salmonella, referring to bacteria that enter a person's digestive tract in contaminated food and causing food poisoning, has nothing to do with fish. It was named after U.S. pathologist Daniel E. Salmon.

This news arrived on: 01/12/2008

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