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Preferred term

Shigella dysenteriae  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that is extremely pathogenic and causes severe dysentery. Infection with this organism often leads to ulceration of the intestinal epithelium.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Bacillus dysenteriae
  • Bacillus dysentericus
  • Bacillus shigae
  • Eberthella dysenteriae
  • Shigella shigae
  • txid622

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