Shigella flexneri

Rank: Species

Lineage: Bacteria;Proteobacteria;Gammaproteobacteria;Enterobacterales;Enterobacteriaceae;Shigella;Shigella flexneri

Description: This organism, along with Shigella sonnei, is the major cause of shigellosis in industrialized countries and is responsible for endemic infections. More >> Less >>

Reference Material:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/?term=Shigella%20flexneri

Name	Rank	Genomes	Info
Shigella	Genus	15
Shigella flexneri	Species	11

Name: Shigella

Rank: Genus

Lineage:
Bacteria;Proteobacteria;Gammaproteobacteria;Enterobacterales;Enterobacteriaceae;Shigella

Description:
Shigella is a genus of Gram-negative, facultative anaerobic, nonspore-forming, non-motile, rod-shaped bacteria genetically closely related to E. coli. The genus is named after Kiyoshi Shiga, who first discovered it in 1897.

Reference Material:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigella