Shigella

See also: shigella

Translingual

Etymology

Named after Japanese bacteriologist Kiyoshi Shiga +‎ -ella (taxonomic suffix).

Proper noun

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

(genus): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Pseudomonadota – phylum; Gammaproteobacteria - class; Enterobacterales - order; Enterobacteriaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Shigella boydii, Shigella dysenteriae, Shigella flexneri, Shigella sonnei - species

References

Shigella on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Shigella on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Shigella on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Shigella at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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