Definition of Shiga bacillus

1. Noun. A bacillus that causes dysentery.

Exact synonyms: Shigella Dysentariae
Generic synonyms: Shigella

Medical Definition of Shiga bacillus

1. A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that is extremely pathogenic and causes severe dysentery. Infection with this organism often leads to ulceration of the intestinal epithelium. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shiga Bacillus

shiftings
shifting cultivation
shifting dullness
shifting pacemaker
shiftless
shiftlessly
shiftlessness
shiftlessnesses
shifts
shifty
shift register
shift to the left
shift to the right
Shiga-Kruse bacillus
Shiga bacillus (current term)
shiga bacillus
Shiga like toxin
Shiga toxin
Shigella
shigella
shigellae
shigellas
shigella boydii
Shigella dysentariae
shigella dysenteriae
shigella flexneri
shigella sonnei
shigelloses
shigellosis
shigellosis

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