# Eberth's bacillus

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The bacillus Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica, the cause of typhoid.

## Etymology
It was described in 1880 by Karl Joseph Eberth. The pathogen of typhoid fever, it has since been renamed Salmonella typhi.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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