shigella

/ʃiˈɡelə/ · noun

Meaning

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

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Related words

shigellosis(English)salmonella(English)klebsiella(English)shistosome(English)selenomonad(English)desulfitobacterium(English)dyscritellid(English)bacteroid(English)bacillary(English)vibrio(English)escherichia(English)listeria(English)

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