NOUN | animal | shigella | rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria |
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Meaning | rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some are pathogenic for warm-blooded animals; can be used as a bioweapon. | |
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Member of | genus Shigella | A genus of bacteria |
Narrower | shiga bacillus, Shigella dysentariae | A bacillus that causes dysentery |
Broader | enteric bacteria, enterobacteria, enterics, entric | rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria |
Spanish | shigella | |
Catalan | shigel·la, Shigella |
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