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| | #REDIRECT [[Shigella dysenteriae]] |
| {{Shigellosis}}
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| {{CMG}} '''Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief:''' [[User:YazanDaaboul|Yazan Daaboul]]; [[User:Sergekorjian|Serge Korjian]]
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| ==Overview==
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| Shigellosis is usually a foodborne or waterborne illness caused by an infection with ''Shigella'' species. ''Shigella'' is a [[gram-negative]], [[non-motile]], [[facultatively anaerobic]], non-[[spore]]-forming [[rod]].
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| ==Shigellosis Causes==
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| ===Etiologic Agent===
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| Shigellosis is usually a [[foodborne]] or [[waterborne]] illness caused by an infection with ''Shigella'' species.
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| ===Structure===
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| *''Shigella'' is a [[gram-negative]], [[non-motile]], [[facultatively anaerobic]], non-[[spore]]-forming [[rod]].<ref name="NCBI">{{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>
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| *Shigella is closely related to ''[[E. coli]]'', where both organisms are thought to be derived from similar [[vector plasmid]]s. Unlike ''E. coli'', ''Shigella'' cannot ferment [[lactose]] or decarboxylate [[lysine]].<ref name="NCBI">{{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>
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| ==References==
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