Organisms

Shigella flexneri

A bacterium which is one of the etiologic agents of bacillary dysentery (DYSENTERY, BACILLARY) and sometimes of infantile gastroenteritis.

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Abstract

A bacterium which is one of the etiologic agents of bacillary dysentery (DYSENTERY, BACILLARY) and sometimes of infantile gastroenteritis.

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15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

infection: coord IM with DYSENTERY, BACILLARY (IM)

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History Note

74(72)

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Previous Indexing

  • Shigella (1966-1971)

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  1. B03w.440w.450.425w.850w.450w
  2. B03w.660w.250w.150w.730w.210w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Shigella flexneri. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012763. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012763
  2. Shigella flexneri. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigella_flexneri
  3. Shigella flexneri. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1644417