Shigella
genus of bacteria
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Summary
Shigella is a taxon[1]. Shigella ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,414 views/month, #1,239 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Named after: Kiyoshi Shiga[4]
- Parent taxon: Enterobacteriaceae[5]
- Taxon name: Shigella[6]
- Commons category: Shigella[7]
- Taxonomic type: Shigella dysenteriae[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Shigella[9]
- Has effect: shigellosis[10]
- Different from: dysentery[11]
- LPSN URL: http://www.bacterio.net/shigella.html[12], https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/shigella[13]
- Gram staining: gram-negative bacteria[14]
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Identifiers
Shigella's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 356658[15]. Shigella's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 620[16]. Shigella's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 97425[17]. Shigella's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3221853[18]. Shigella's ITIS TSN is recorded as 958097[19].
Why It Matters
Shigella has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Shigella is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]