shigella

• Genre de bactéries en bâtonnet à Gram négatif de la famille des Enterobacteriaceae, dont certaines espèces sont pathogènes pour les animaux à sang chaud et peuvent être utilisées comme arme biologique.

A genus of rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria, some species of which are pathogenic for warm-blooded animals and can be used as a bioweapon.

1. Bacterial pathogenC1formalmedical

   A genus of rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria that can cause dysentery and other intestinal infections in humans and other warm-blooded animals.

   Shigelle (genre bactérien)

   • Shigella infection is often spread through contaminated food or water.
   • The laboratory identified the strain of Shigella in the patient's sample.
   • Some species of Shigella are considered potential agents for biological warfare.