Difference between revisions of "Shigella"
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| − | * Not significant cause of infection in domestic animals | + | *Not significant cause of infection in domestic animals |
| − | * Causes [[Intestines - disease due to pathogens#Dysentery in Humans and Primates|dysentery in humans and primates]] | + | *Causes [[Intestines - disease due to pathogens#Dysentery in Humans and Primates|dysentery in humans and primates]] |
| − | *Do not cause systemic disease | + | *Enteroinvasive, invading the intestinal mucosa and causing necrosis |
| − | *Closely related to ''E. coli'' | + | *Do not cause systemic disease - they do not invade beyond the lamina propria to the bloodstream |
| + | *A large plasmid permits survival in cells and is responsible for invasivenss | ||
| + | *Closely related to ''E. coli'' - some strains produce Shiga toxin which is related to vero cytotoxin of ''E. coli'' | ||
Revision as of 14:57, 9 February 2008
- Not significant cause of infection in domestic animals
- Causes dysentery in humans and primates
- Enteroinvasive, invading the intestinal mucosa and causing necrosis
- Do not cause systemic disease - they do not invade beyond the lamina propria to the bloodstream
- A large plasmid permits survival in cells and is responsible for invasivenss
- Closely related to E. coli - some strains produce Shiga toxin which is related to vero cytotoxin of E. coli