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  • 1. shigella
  • Shigella in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. shigella
  • Shigella in a sentence
Synonyms

1. shigella

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

Synonyms

  • shiga bacillus
  • enterobacteria
  • enterics
  • enteric bacteria
  • entric
  • Shigella dysentariae

Sentences with shigella


1. Noun, singular or mass
Both shigella and pathogenic E. coli can be contracted from drinking contaminated water, or from eating food that either contains a large amount of contaminated water, or has been washed in contaminated water.

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