| Shiga bacillus | A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that is extremely pathogenic and causes severe dysentery. Infection with this organism often leads to ulceration of the intestinal epithelium. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Shiga like toxin | <protein> Group of structurally related toxins that block eukaryotic protein synthesis by cleaving the 28S rRNA subunit of ribosomes. Examples: Shiga toxin, Shiga like toxins SLT 1 and SLT 2 of Escherichia coli. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Shiga toxin | <protein> Bacterial toxin from Shigella dysenteriae that blocks eukaryotic protein synthesis. See: Shiga like toxins. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Shiga, Kiyoshi | <person> Japanese bacteriologist, 1870-1957. See: Shigella, Shiga bacillus, Shiga-Kruse bacillus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Shiga-Kruse bacillus | A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that is extremely pathogenic and causes severe dysentery. Infection with this organism often leads to ulceration of the intestinal epithelium. (12 Dec 1998) |