shigella

noun, plural shi·gel·lae [shi-gel-ee] /ʃɪˈgɛl i/, shi·gel·las. Bacteriology.

1. any of several rod-shaped aerobic bacteria of the genus Shigella, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other warm-blooded animals.

noun

1. any rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium of the genus Shigella; some species cause dysentery

n.

1. A genus of gram-negative, aerobic, nonmotile, rod-shaped bacteria that includes some species that cause dysentery in humans.