Shigella
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See also: shigella
Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after Japanese bacteriologist Kiyoshi Shiga + -ella (taxonomic suffix).
Proper noun[edit]
Shigella f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Enterobacteriaceae – certain gram-negative bacteria, some of which can invade the colon and trigger the form of dysentery called shigellosis.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Pseudomonadota – phylum; Gammaproteobacteria - class; Enterobacterales - order; Enterobacteriaceae - family
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Shigella boydii, Shigella dysenteriae, Shigella flexneri, Shigella sonnei - species
References[edit]
Shigella on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Shigella on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Shigella on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Shigella at National Center for Biotechnology Information
