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Shigella
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Definition
: 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).
GEN; prefer specifics; infection
See Also
Dysentery, Bacillary
Examples
Shigella boydii
;
Shigella dysenteriae
;
Shigella flexneri
;
Shigella sonnei