Shigella Flashcards
1
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Shigella sonnei
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Most resistant species
Serologically homogenous species
Most common organism isolated from convalescents and carriers {PHASE II}
Causes mildest form of dysentery
Most common cause of Shigellosis in advanced countries
COLICIN typing is used
Only shigella infection occurring as food Poisoning
2
Q
Shigella flexneri
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Forms gas from glucose Biochemically most heterogenous Antigenically most complex Causes seizures and Reiters syndrome Most common species in india
3
Q
Shigella dysenterei
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Earliest example of an exotoxin produced by a gram negative bacillus
