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shigella

[shi-gel-uh]

shi·gel·la

[shi-gel-uh]
noun, plural shi·gel·lae [-gel-ee] , shi·gel·las. Bacteriology.
any of several rod-shaped aerobic bacteria of the genus Shigella, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other warm-blooded animals.

Origin:
< Neo-Latin (1918), after Kiyoshi Shiga (1870–1957), Japanese scientist; see -ella
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shigella (ʃɪˈɡɛlə)
 
n
any rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium of the genus Shigella; some species cause dysentery
 
[C20: named after K. Shiga (1870--1957), Japanese bacteriologist, who discovered it]

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Shigella Shi·gel·la (shĭ-gěl'ə)
n.
A genus of gram-negative, aerobic, nonmotile, rod-shaped bacteria that includes some species that cause dysentery in humans.

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