Plesiomonas shigelloides
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| Plesiomonas shigelloides | ||||||||||||||
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| Plesiomonas shigelloides corrig. (Bader 1954) Habs and Schubert 1962 | ||||||||||||||
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Pseudomonas shigelloides Bader 1954 |
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). [1]](/images/f/f2/Enterobacteria30.jpeg)
Gram-stained photomicrograph reveals the presence of numerous Gram-negative Plesiomonas shigelloides bacteria. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]
![Gram-stained photomicrograph reveals the presence of numerous Gram-negative Plesiomonas shigelloides bacteria. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]](/index.php/File:Enterobacteria30.jpeg)