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Shigellosis is usually a foodborne or waterborne illness caused by an infection | Shigellosis is usually a foodborne or waterborne illness caused by an infection with Shigella species. | ||
==Shigellosis Causes== | ==Shigellosis Causes== | ||
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*''Shigella'' is a gram-negative, non-motile, facultatively anaerobic, non-spore-forming rod. | *''Shigella'' is a gram-negative, non-motile, facultatively anaerobic, non-spore-forming rod.<ref name=1> {{cite journal |last= Hale|first=TL |last2=Keusch|first2=GT |date=1996 |title=Shigella. In: Baron S, editor. Medical Microbiology. 4th edition. |url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK8038/ |journal=Galveston (TX): University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston|access-date=4 April 2015}}</ref> | ||
*Shigella is closely related to ''E. coli'', where both organisms are thought to be derived from similar vector plasmids. Unlike ''E. coli'', ''Shigella'' cannot ferment lactose or decarboxylate lysine. | *Shigella is closely related to ''E. coli'', where both organisms are thought to be derived from similar vector plasmids. Unlike ''E. coli'', ''Shigella'' cannot ferment lactose or decarboxylate lysine.<ref name=1> {{cite journal |last= Hale|first=TL |last2=Keusch|first2=GT |date=1996 |title=Shigella. In: Baron S, editor. Medical Microbiology. 4th edition. |url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK8038/ |journal=Galveston (TX): University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston|access-date=4 April 2015}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Shigellosis is usually a foodborne or waterborne illness caused by an infection with Shigella species.
Shigellosis Causes
Etiologic Agent
Shigellosis is usually a foodborne or waterborne illness caused by an infection with Shigella species.
Structure
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