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What does salmonella eat

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Dr. Tony Ho answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Food: Salmonella does not have any specific nutrient requirements; it will "eat" the same nutrients that any other bacteria does.

Answered 3/17/2015

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Foods w Salmonella ?: Salmonella is usually transmitted to people through contaminated food such as eggs (inside the egg or on the shell), chicken, turkeys & even on fruits or vegetables contaminated by animal feces (especially raw sprouts). Unpasteurized dairy products can carry Salmonella. This applies to any raw food of animal origin.

Answered 10/26/2018

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