Descriptor English: | Shigella |
Descriptor Spanish: | Shigella |
Descriptor Portuguese: | Shigella |
Descriptor French: | Shigella |
Tree number(s): |
B03.440.450.425.850 B03.660.250.150.730 |
RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012760 |
Scope note: | 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 (DYSENTERY, BACILLARY). |
Annotation: | general or unspecified; prefer specifics; infection equals DYSENTERY, BACILLARY and specify species if pertinent |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
CH chemistry CL classification CY cytology DE drug effects EN enzymology GD growth & development GE genetics IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PH physiology PY pathogenicity RE radiation effects UL ultrastructure VI virology |
Related: |
Dysentery, Bacillary
MeSH |
DeCS ID: | 13138 |
Unique ID: | D012760 |
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 2009/07/06 |
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ORGANISMS
Bacteria [B03]Bacteria -
ORGANISMS
Bacteria [B03]Bacteria
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Shigella
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Concept UI |
M0019770 |
Scope note | 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 (DYSENTERY, BACILLARY). |
Preferred term | Shigella |
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