shigella

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Campylobacter and shigella, two kinds of bacterial infections, were the second and third most common food-borne illnesses, occurring at rates of about 13 and seven per 100,000, respectively.

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  1. noun Any of various nonmotile, rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Shigella, which includes some species that cause dysentery.

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  • While most of these microorganisms are commonly found in or on our body, some that were found on the Austins 'floor can produce disease -- such as shigella, staphylococcus pneumonia, or staphylococcus aureus -- if they are inhaled, ingested or touch skin breaks, Eichenbaum said. —  CNN.com
  • Campylobacter and shigella, two kinds of bacterial infections, were the second and third most common food-borne illnesses, occurring at rates of about 13 and 7 per 100,000, respectively.
  • Campylobacter and shigella, two kinds of bacterial infections, were the second and third most common food-borne illnesses, occurring at rates of about 13 and seven per 100,000, respectively. —  FoxCarolina.com - News
  • Campylobacter and shigella, two kinds of bacterial infections, were the second and third most common food-borne illnesses.
  • Since 1996, when the system began, the burden of illness from campylobacter, listeria, shigella, E. coli O157 and Yersinia has decreased, although all of that decrease occurred before 2004. —  news | OS | http://www.ocala.com
 

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  1. New Latin Shigella, genus name, after Kiyoshi Shiga (1870-1957), Japanese bacteriologist.
 

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