Shigella

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:antibioticResistance gptkb:Common
gptkbp:biosafetyLevel 2
gptkbp:catalaseTest Positive
gptkbp:cause gptkb:Shigellosis
gptkb:Bacillary_dysentery
gptkbp:class gptkb:Gammaproteobacteria
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Kiyoshi_Shiga
gptkbp:domain gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:family gptkb:Enterobacteriaceae
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1897
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Shigella_boydii
gptkb:Shigella_dysenteriae
gptkb:Shigella_sonnei
gptkb:Shigella_flexneri
gptkbp:gramStain Gram-negative
gptkbp:habitat Human intestine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shigella
gptkbp:incubationPeriod 1-3 days
gptkbp:infectiousDose Low
gptkbp:lactoseFermentation Negative
gptkbp:motility Non-motile
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Kiyoshi_Shiga
gptkbp:notableFor Human-to-human transmission
Low infectious dose (10-100 organisms)
No animal reservoir
Outbreaks in childcare settings
Outbreaks in developing countries
Outbreaks in travelers
gptkbp:order gptkb:Enterobacterales
gptkbp:oxidaseTest Negative
gptkbp:oxygenRequirement Facultative anaerobe
gptkbp:pathogenicTo gptkb:Humans
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Proteobacteria
gptkbp:prevention Sanitation
Handwashing
Safe food handling
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:reproduction Binary fission
gptkbp:shape Rod-shaped
gptkbp:sporeFormation No
gptkbp:subdivisionRanks gptkb:genus
gptkbp:symptom Fever
Diarrhea
Abdominal cramps
Bloody stools
gptkbp:transmission Fecal-oral route
gptkbp:treatment gptkb:Antibiotics
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Shigella_dysenteriae
gptkbp:vaccineAvailable No
gptkbp:zoonotic No
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gammaproteobacteria
gptkb:Proteobacteria
gptkb:Enterobacterales
gptkb:Enterobacteriaceae
gptkb:Food_poisoning
gptkb:Flexner's_bacillus
gptkb:Shigella_flexneri
gptkb:Montezuma's_Revenge
gptkb:Shigella_bacteria
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6