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1. (n.) shigella
any of several rod-shaped aerobic bacteria of the genus Shigella, certain species of which are pathogenic.
Etymology: (< NL (1918), after Kiyoshi Shiga (1870–1957), Japanese scientist; see -ella)
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1. (noun) shigella
rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some are pathogenic for warm-blooded animals; can be used as a bioweapon
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1. shigella
A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that ferments sugar without gas production. Its organisms are intestinal pathogens of man and other primates and cause bacillary dysentery (DYSENTERY, BACILLARY).
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