shigella

(s̸hi gel′ə)

any of a genus (Shigella) of Gram-negative bacilli, certain species of which cause dysentery

Origin: ModL, after Kiyoshi Shiga (1870-1957), Jpn bacteriologist

See shigella in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. shi·gel·lae (-gĕlˈē) also shi·gel·las

Any of various nonmotile, rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Shigella, which includes some species that cause dysentery.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin Shigella, genus name

Origin: , after Kiyoshi Shiga (1870-1957), Japanese bacteriologist

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