SHIGA BACILLUS


Meaning of SHIGA BACILLUS in English

ˈshēgə-, -(ˌ)gä- noun

also shiga dysentery bacillus

Usage: usually capitalized S

Etymology: after Kiyoshi Shiga

: a widely distributed but chiefly tropical bacillus ( Shigella dysenteriae ) that causes dysentery in man and monkeys

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