Shigella

A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that ferments sugar without gas production. Its organisms are intestinal pathogens of man and other primates and cause bacillary dysentery (DYSENTERY, BACILLARY).

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Tree Number(s): B03.440.450.425.850, B03.660.250.150.730

MeSH Unique ID: D012760

Registry Number: txid620

See Also:

• Dysentery, Bacillary

All MeSH Categories
Organisms Category
Bacteria
Gram-Negative Bacteria
Gram-Negative Facultatively Anaerobic Rods
Enterobacteriaceae
Shigella
Shigella boydii
Shigella dysenteriae
Shigella flexneri
Shigella sonnei

All MeSH Categories
Organisms Category
Bacteria
Proteobacteria
Gammaproteobacteria
Enterobacteriaceae
Shigella
Shigella boydii
Shigella dysenteriae
Shigella flexneri
Shigella sonnei