Shi·ga bacillus
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Medical Definition of Shiga bacillus
: a widely distributed but chiefly tropical bacterium of the genus Shigella (S. dysenteriae) that causes dysentery in humans and monkeys
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“Shiga bacillus.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Shiga%20bacillus. Accessed 24 Oct. 2021.
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