sigella

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Definition of sigella in Turkish English dictionary

shigella

A bacterium in the genus Shigella, some kinds of which may cause shigellosis a form of dysentery

Any of the rod-shaped bacteria that make up the genus Shigella, which are normal inhabitants of the human intestinal tract and can cause dysentery, or shigellosis. Shigellae are gram-negative (see gram stain), non-spore-forming, stationary bacteria. S. dysenteriae, spread by contaminated water and food, causes the most severe dysentery because of its potent toxin, but other species may also be dysentery agents

{i} any of several varieties of rod-shaped bacteria which inhabit the intestinal tract and cause dysentery (Biology)

rod-shaped gram-negative enterobacteria; some are pathogenic for warm-blooded animals; can be used as a bioweapon

Hyphenation

si·gel·la