Shigella dysenteriae
| Shigella dysenteriae | |
|---|---|
| Dark-field microscopy revealing Shigella dysenteriae bacteria | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Enterobacterales |
| Family: | Enterobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Shigella |
| Species: | S. dysenteriae |
| Binomial name | |
| Shigella dysenteriae (Shiga 1897) Castellani & Chalmers 1919 | |
Shigella dysenteriae is a species of the rod-shaped bacterial genus Shigella. Shigella species can cause shigellosis (bacillary dysentery). Shigellae are Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, facultatively anaerobic, nonmotile bacteria. S. dysenteriae has the ability to invade and replicate in various species of epithelial cells and enterocytes.