shigella

See also: Shigella

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

After Kiyoshi Shiga, the Japanese bacteriologist who studied shigella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiˈɡelə/
• Rhymes: -ɛlə

Noun

shigella (plural shigella or shigellas or shigellae)

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

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