Shigella spp.

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025449",
  "term": "Shigella spp.",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Shigella are Gram-negative, nonmotile, nonsporeforming rod-shaped bacteria. The illness caused by Shigella (shigellosis) accounts for less than 10% of the reported outbreaks of foodborne illness in this country. Shigella rarely occurs in animals; principally a disease of humans except other primates such as monkeys and chimpanzees. The organism is frequently found in water polluted with human feces.",
  "references": [
    "FDA Bad Bug Book"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/shigella-spp/"
}