SHIGELLA

shigella

(noun) rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some are pathogenic for warm-blooded animals; can be used as a bioweapon

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

shigella (plural shigella or shigellas or shigellae)

(bacteriology) A bacterium in the genus Shigella, some kinds of which may cause a form of dysentery called shigellosis.

Source: Wiktionary



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