Shigella sonnei

Rank: Species

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

Description: This organism is the leading cause of dysentery in industrialized countries. The disease is usually less severe than other types of Shigella, causing mild diarrhea and dehydration. More >> Less >>

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

Name	Rank	Genomes	Info
Shigella	Genus	15
Shigella sonnei	Species	1

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

Genome Status
- WGS
Isolation Country
- Japan
Disease
- Dysentery
- Food poisoning
Collection Year
- -
Completion Year
- -

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