Shigella dysenteriae

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Description It is a Gram negative,non-motile bacterium which is a human pathogen and causes Shigellosis disease which is associated with diarrhea.It is also used in biotechnology to construct surface expression vaector.
Synonyms na
Habitat/Source Human intestinal tract
Pathogenicity Human pathogen causes Shigellosis disease which is associated with diarrhea.
GenBank Accession View Genome [NC_007606.1]
Size(Mb) 4.56091
GC% 50.92
Genes 4834
CDS 4294
Reference 1..Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology (9th Edition,p.218,Table 5.2).Edited by John G. Holt,The Williams & Wilkins Co..