Crossword clues for shigella
Wiktionary
n. (context bacteriology English) A bacterium in the genus ''Shigella'', some kinds of which may cause shigellosis a form of dysentery.
WordNet
n. rod-shaped gram-negative enterobacteria; some are pathogenic for warm-blooded animals; can be used as a bioweapon
Wikipedia
Shigella is a genus of Gram-negative, facultative anaerobic, nonspore-forming, nonmotile, rod-shaped bacteria closely related to Salmonella. The genus is named after Kiyoshi Shiga, who first discovered it in 1897.
The causative agent of human shigellosis, Shigella causes disease in primates, but not in other mammals. It is only naturally found in humans and gorillas. During infection, it typically causes dysentery.
Shigella is one of the leading bacterial causes of diarrhea worldwide, causing an estimated 80-165 million cases. The number of deaths it causes each year is estimated at between 74,000 and 600,000 deaths. It is in the top four pathogens that cause moderate-to-severe diarrhea in African and South Asian children.
Usage examples of "shigella".
Centers for Disease Control noted that California has twice the rate of infections of two food-borne pathogens associated with human sewage, campylobacter and shigella, than any other state.
All Shigella bacteria cause dysentery in monkeys and humans because they produce a Shiga toxin, named for Kiyoshi Shiga, who discovered it in 1898.
Evidently the Shiga gene merrily cooperates inside the E. coli body, causing the same production of toxin that it did in Shigella -- and giving dysentery to the unlucky animal infected by that [[E.
Three types of nasty-sounding bacteriaEscherichia coli, Shigella dysenteriae and Staphylococcuswere listed on the health inspector's complaint.
Also on the application McDonald's says if you have any of the following diseases: Hepatitis a Salmonella Shigella Staphylococcus Giardia or Campylobacter, then you may not work there.