Shigella sonnei
Shigella sonnei
Shigella sonnei are "Group D" Shigella, they are Gram-negative, non-motile, non-spore forming rod-shape bacteria closely related to E. coli and Salmonella.
Infectious diease caused by Shigella Sonnei accounts for over two-thirds of the cases in the United States.
Classification
Genus of the bacterial family Enterobacteriaceae
Shigella are species are classified by four serogroup:
- Serogroup A: S. dysenteriae
- Serogroup B: S. flexneri
- Serogroup C: S. boydii
- Serogroup D: S. sonnei
Higher order taxa
Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Proteobacteria Class: Gamma, Proteobacteria Order: Enterobacteriales Family: Enterobacteriaceae Genus: Shigella Domain, phylum, class, order, family (there may be additional subcategories included as well. You can just copy this information from the NCBI taxonomy page)
Genus
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NCBI: Taxonomy |
Description and significance
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Genome structure
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Cell structure and metabolism
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Ecology
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Pathology
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Application to Biotechnology
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