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.
Source: National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification
Images
Figure 1. <i>Shigella</i> colonies on MacConkey agar plate.
Figure 1. Shigella colonies on MacConkey agar plate.
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Figure 2. <i>Shigella</i> colonies on Hektoen Enteric agar.
Figure 2. Shigella colonies on Hektoen Enteric agar.
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References
  1. National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification