Which bacterium lives in the intestine of chickens, ducks, mice, and rats and, given favorable conditions, may cause illness to humans (cooking foods to a temperature of 165 °F or higher can kill them) ?

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Essence Garner

Biology

9 July, 07:01

Which bacterium lives in the intestine of chickens, ducks, mice, and rats and, given favorable conditions, may cause illness to humans (cooking foods to a temperature of 165 °F or higher can kill them) ?

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Elf · Answer 1

Salmonella is the bacterial that is present in the intestine of chicken, ducks, rats, mice.

Cooking food to a temperature above 164°F can destroy the bacterial toxin.

Explanation:

Salmonella is a rod - shaped gram negative bacteria belong to the Enterobacteriaceae family. Salmonella can love in the intestinal tract of different animals. Salmonellosis is a disease causes by salmonella. Animals can become infected salmonella through their environment when they consume contaminated food. They can also become infected through their mothers before they are even born or hatched.

Salmonella is naturally present in the intestine of different animals, the bacterial is she's in their stool.

Humans get infected by eating food that has been contaminated with faeces. Example of such foods include: poultry, seafood, raw meat. Salmonella can also be contracted by direct animal contact.

Cooking foods to temperature above 165°F can destroy the Salmonella toxins.