shigella
IPA: ʃɪgˈeɪɫʌ
noun
- (bacteriology) A bacterium in the genus Shigella, some kinds of which may cause a form of dysentery called shigellosis.
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Examples of "shigella" in Sentences
- Shigella can be transmitted through food.
- Phagocytosis of Shigella sonnei phase II bacilli.
- Shigella spp. are the other most common bacteria involved.
- SHEA, see Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America shigella, 182
- Shigella invade the host through epithelial cells of the large intestine.
- Apocholate citrate agar for isolation of Shigella and Salmonella bacteria.
- Shigella species are negative for motility and are non lactose fermenters.
- Rossell also told of a massive outbreak of Shigella at the primate center.
- Some examples include staphylococcus, salmonella, escherichia coli, shigella, or listeria monocytogenes - just to name a few.
- Shigellosis is an infection caused by a group of bacteria called shigella that cause often-bloody diarrhea that can last about a week.
- The Gram-negatives, a class that includes salmonella, shigella, and E. coli, have a double-layer cell membrane that would not be vulnerable.
- • Some illnesses are more likely to present with seizures as a symptom, including pneumonia, meningitis, shigella infections, diarrhea, and roseola.
- Well, it's believed that these baby carrots may be contaminated with shigella, which is a bacteria in close relation to E. coli, as well as salmonella.
- If the dorm lobby salad bar was shut down b/c people were getting shigella or whatever it is you get from unwashed salad, the students would just have to go to the cafeteria.
- While most of these microorganisms are commonly found in or on our body, some that were found on the Austins 'floor can produce disease -- such as shigella, staphylococcus pneumonia, or staphylococcus aureus -- if they are inhaled, ingested or touch skin breaks, Eichenbaum said.