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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 dysentery in humans and primates |
| *Enteroinvasive, invading the intestinal mucosa and causing necrosis | | *Enteroinvasive, invading the intestinal mucosa and causing necrosis |
| *Do not cause systemic disease - they do not invade beyond the lamina propria to the bloodstream | | *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 | | *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'' | + | *Closely related to [[Escherichia coli|''E. coli'']] - some strains produce Shiga toxin which is related to vero cytotoxin of ''E. coli'' |
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| + | * Cause of dysentery in humans and primates. |
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| + | ===Dysentery in Humans and Primates=== |
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| + | * [[Shigella|''Shigella'']] is are enteroinvasive, |
| + | ** Penetrate the intestinal mucosa. |
| + | ** Cause necrosis in patches of mucosa. |
| + | * [[Shigella|''Shigella'']] do not invade beyond the lamina propria to the bloodstream. |
| + | * Invasive potential is carried by a large plasmid. |
| + | ** Relates to the ability to survive inside the host cells. |
| + | * Some strains produce Shiga toxin. |
| + | ** Related to vero cytotoxin of some pathogenic strains of [[Escherichia coli|''E.coli'']]. |
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| + | [[Category:Enterobacteriaceae]] |
| + | [[Category:Enteritis,_Bacterial]] |
| + | [[Category:To_Do_-_Bacteria]] |