shigella

See also: Shigella

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

After Kiyoshi Shiga, the Japanese bacteriologist who studied shigella.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃiˈɡelə/

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.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.