Shigella dysenteriae

Introduction: Shigella dysenteriae

Description of Shigella dysenteriae

Shigella dysenteriae: a species causing severe necrotizing dysentery in humans induced by a virulent shiga toxin found only in feces of symptomatic individuals; the type species of the genus Shigella. SYN: Shiga bacillus, Shiga-Kruse bacillus.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Shigella dysenteriae: A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that is extremely pathogenic and causes severe dysentery. Infection with this organism often leads to ulceration of the intestinal epithelium.
Source: Diseases Database

Shigella dysenteriae: species of gram negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod shaped bacteria that is extremely pathogenic and causes severe dysentery; infection with this organism often leads to ulceration of the intestinal epithelium.
Source: CRISP

Shigella dysenteriae: A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that is extremely pathogenic and causes severe dysentery. Infection with this organism often leads to ulceration of the intestinal epithelium.
Source: MeSH 2007

Shigella dysenteriae: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Shigella dysenteriae:

• Shigella

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• Shigella Vaccines

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Shigella dysenteriae

• Shigella

Source - MeSH 2007

• Shigella

Source - CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Shigella dysenteriae:

• shiga toxin

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Shigella dysenteriae

The following list attempts to classify Shigella dysenteriae into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Bacteria
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria
    • Gram-Negative Facultatively Anaerobic Rods
      • Enterobacteriaceae
        • Shigella
          • Shigella dysenteriae

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Bacteria
  • Proteobacteria
    • Gammaproteobacteria
      • Enterobacteriaceae
        • Shigella
          • Shigella dysenteriae

Disease Ontology - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Shigellosis, unspecified
• INTESTINAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
• Unspecified infectious and parasitic diseases
• DISEASES AND INJURIES
• Disease Ontology V2.1 2005

External links related to: Shigella dysenteriae

• US FDA/CFSAN - Bad Bug Book - Shigella spp.

Source: Diseases Database

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