also: ねずみチフスきん
Salmonella Typhimurium
Scientific name for a bacterium causing typhoid-like illness in rodents; also a common cause of human food poisoning.
Salmonella Typhimurium is one of the causative bacteria of food poisoning.
Kanji-katakana variant using 鼠 for 'mouse/rat'.
Compound of ネズミ (mouse/rat), チフス (typhus, from German 'Typhus'), and 菌 (bacterium). The name reflects its association with typhoid-like disease in rodents.