Plesiomonas shigelloides

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Plesiomonas shigelloides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Proteobacteria Class: Gamma Proteobacteria Order: Enterobacteriales Family: Enterobacteriaceae Genus: Plesiomonas corrig. Habs and Schubert 1962 Species: P. shigelloides
Binomial name
Plesiomonas shigelloides corrig. (Bader 1954) Habs and Schubert 1962
Synonyms
Pseudomonas shigelloides Bader 1954 Aeromonas shigelloides (Bader 1954) Ewing et al. 1961 Fergusonia shigelloides (Bader 1954) Sebald and Véron 1963

Plesiomonas shigelloides is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium which has been isolated from freshwater, freshwater fish, and shellfish and from many types of animals including cattle, goats, swine, cats, dogs, monkeys, vultures, snakes, and toads.

Infections from this organism cause gastroenteritis followed by septicemia in immune deficient patients. It is placed among the Enterobacteriaceae.

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  Gram-stained photomicrograph reveals the presence of numerous Gram-negative Plesiomonas shigelloides bacteria. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL).

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