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shi⋅gel⋅la

  [shi-gel-uh]
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–noun, plural -gel⋅lae  [-gel-ee] , -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:
< NL (1918), after Kiyoshi Shiga (1870–1957), Japanese scientist; see -ella
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shi·gel·la   (shĭ-gěl'ə)   
n.   pl. shi·gel·lae (-gěl'ē) also shi·gel·las
Any of various nonmotile, rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Shigella, which includes some species that cause dysentery.

[New Latin Shigella, genus name, after Kiyoshi Shiga (1870-1957), Japanese bacteriologist.]
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Main Entry: shi·gel·la
Pronunciation: shi-'gel-&
Function: noun
1 capitalized : a genus of nonmotile aerobic bacteria ofthe family Enterobacteriaceae that form acid but no gas on many carbohydrates and that cause dysenteries in animals and especially humans
2 plural shi·gel·lae /-"E/ also shi·gellas : any bacterium of the genus Shigella
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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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