Look up: shigella


  1. shigella
    [n] - rod-shaped gram-negative enterobacteria
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  2. Shigella
    Shigella: A group of bacteria that normally inhabit the intestinal tract and cause infantile gastroenteritis, summer diarrhea of childhood and various forms of dysentery including epidemic and opportunistic bacillary dysentery. Named for the Japanese bacteriologist Kiyoshi Shiga (1870-1957).
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  3. Shigella
    Genus of non-motile Gram negative enterobacteria (Escherichiae group): cause dysentery. See Shiga toxin.
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  4. Shigella
    A gram-negative flagellated bacteria of the Eschericiae group, responsible for dysentery in humans. Infection by drinking contaminated water is common. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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  5. shigella
    noun rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some are pathogenic for warm-blooded animals; can be used as a bioweapon
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  6. Shigella
    (shĭ-gel´ә) a genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, nonmotile, rod-shaped bacteria containing four species that are differentiated by biochemical reactions: S. dysente´riae (subgroup A), S. flex´neri (subgroup B), S. boy´dii (subgroup C), and S. son´nei (subgroup D). Their...
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  7. shigella
    (shĭ-gel´ә) any individual organism of the genus Shigella.
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  8. Shigella
    genus of rod-shaped bacteria in the family Enterobacteriaceae, species of which are normal inhabitants of the human intestinal tract and can cause ... [6 related articles]
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  9. Shigella
    S. dysenteriae S. flexneri S. sonnei Shigella is a genus of Gram-negative, nonspore forming, non-motile, rod-shaped bacteria closely related to Escherichia coli and Salmonella. The causative agent of human shigellosis, Shigella causes disease in primates, but not in other mammals.{page needed|date=...
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  10. Shigella
    Type: Term Pronunciation: shē-gel′lă Definitions: 1. A genus of nonmotile, aerobic to facultatively anaerobic bacteria (family Enterobacteriaceae) containing gram-negative nonencapsulated rods. These organisms cannot use citrate as a sole source of carbon; their growth is inhibited b...
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  11. Shigella
    A group of bacteria that normally inhabit the intestinal tract and cause infantile gastroenteritis, summer diarrhea of childhood and various forms of dysentery including epidemic and opportunistic bacillary dysentery. Named for the Japanese bacteriologist Kiyoshi Shiga (1870-1957).
    Found op http://www.medicinenet.com/food_poisoning/glossary.htm

  12. shigella
    1) Enteric bacteria 2) Enterics 3) Enterobacteria 4) Rod-shaped gram-negative enterobacteria
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/shigella/1

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