shigella

Noun
  1. Rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria;
    Some are pathogenic for warm-blooded animals;
    Can be used as a bioweapon (synset 101372901)
    is a type of: enteric bacteria, enterics, enterobacteria, entric - rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals
    subtypes: shiga bacillus, shigella dysentariae - a bacillus that causes dysentery
    belongs to: genus shigella - a genus of bacteria

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