shigella
shi·gel·la
noun \shi-ˈgel-ə\Definition of SHIGELLA
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capitalized : a genus of nonmotile aerobic bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae that form acid but no gas on many carbohydrates and that cause dysenteries in animals and especially humans
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plural shi·gel·lae \-ˌē\ also shi·gellas : any bacterium of the genus Shigella
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