''Shigella boydii'' is a

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of the genus ''

Shigella ''Shigella'' is a genus of bacteria that is Gram-negative, facultative anaerobic, non-spore-forming, nonmotile, rod-shaped, and genetically closely related to '' E. coli''. The genus is named after Kiyoshi Shiga, who first discovered it in 1 ...

''. Like other members of the genus, ''S. boydii'' is a non

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, nonsporeforming, rod-shaped bacterium which can cause

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in humans through fecal-oral contamination. ''Shigella boydii'' is the most genetically divergent species of the genus ''Shigella''. There are 19 known serotypes of ''Shigella boydii''. ''S. boydii'' is restricted to the

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. The species is named after the British bacteriologist John Boyd.

Sequenced genomes

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

References

External links

''Shigella boydii'' Genome Project Page
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Type strain of ''Shigella boydii'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
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