Shigella_boydii

<i>Shigella boydii</i>

Shigella boydii

Species of bacterium


Shigella boydii is a Gram-negative bacterium of the genus Shigella. Like other members of the genus, S. boydii is a nonmotile, nonsporeforming, rod-shaped bacterium which can cause dysentery in humans through fecal-oral contamination.[1][page needed]

Quick Facts Shigella boydii, Scientific classification ...

Shigella boydii is the most genetically divergent species of the genus Shigella.[2] There are 19 known serotypes of Shigella boydii.[3][4][5] S. boydii is restricted to the Indian subcontinent.[4]

The species is named after the British bacteriologist John Boyd.[6]

Sequenced genomes

  • Shigella boydii strain BS512 (serotype 18; group 1) has one chromosome and five plasmids.

References

  1. Ryan, Kenneth James; Ray, C. George, eds. (2004). Sherris medical microbiology: an introduction to infectious diseases (4 ed.). McGraw-Hill Professional Med/Tech. ISBN 978-0-8385-8529-0.
  2. Feng L; Senchenkova SN; Yang J; Shashkov AS; Tao J; Guo H; Zhao G; Knirel YA; Reeves P; Wang L (2004). "Structural and Genetic Characterization of the Shigella boydii Type 13 O Antigen". Journal of Bacteriology. 186 (2): 383–392. doi:10.1128/JB.186.2.383-392.2004. PMC 305744. PMID 14702307.
  3. Yang Z., Hu C., Chen J., Chen G., Liu Z. (1990). A new serotype of Shigella boydii. Wei Sheng Wu Xue Bao.; 30(4): 284-95
  4. Yang F, Yang J, Zhang X, et al. (2005). "Genome dynamics and diversity of Shigella species, the etiologic agents of bacillary dysentery". Nucleic Acids Research. 33 (19): 6445–6458. doi:10.1093/nar/gki954. PMC 1278947. PMID 16275786.
  5. "Species: Shigella boydii". lpsn.dsmz.de. Retrieved 2022-08-19.



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