Difference between revisions of "Shigella"

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* Not significant cause of infection in domestic animals
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*Not significant cause of infection in domestic animals
* Causes [[Intestines - disease due to pathogens#Dysentery in Humans and Primates|dysentery in humans and primates]].
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*Causes [[Intestines - disease due to pathogens#Dysentery in Humans and Primates|dysentery in humans and primates]]
*Do not cause systemic disease
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*Enteroinvasive, invading the intestinal mucosa and causing necrosis
*Closely related to ''E. coli''
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*Do not cause systemic disease - they do not invade beyond the lamina propria to the bloodstream
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*A large plasmid permits survival in cells and is responsible for invasivenss
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*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