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Shigella
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shigella
Translingual
mul
Etymology
mul Kiyoshi Shiga = Japanese bacteriologist mul ella taxonomic suffix.
Proper noun
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genus family Enterobacteriaceae 1 certain gram-negative bacteria, some of which can invade the colon and trigger the form of dysentery called shigellosis
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus Shigella boydii species, Shigella dysenteriae species, Shigella flexneri species, Shigella sonnei species - species
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mul taxonomic eponyms
mul Bacteria