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Shigella

Shigella is a type of bacteria that can cause infections of the gastrointestinal system. It can be spread by contaminated food, by poor hygiene, and by sexual contact.

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Colour of shigella in DCA medium?

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Asked by Elsadighamdangp3318

The color of shigella in the DCA medium is straw or pink.

Is Salmonella-Shigella Agar selective or differential?

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Blood agar is a differential media since you can differentiate between different organisms based on the colony appearance. In a blood agar you are looking for hemolysis.

Is Shigella Positive for a citrate test?

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Based on my own test, Shigella flexneri tests negative for the citrate test.

Is Shigella a Bad Bacteria?

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Shigella can be dangerous during the first three years of life. It is usually effectively treated with a week to 10 days of Bactrim or Cipro. Proper hydration and sanitation of hands and food is important. Symptoms very closely mimic Salmonella food poisoning.

What is the implicated illness of shigella?

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salmonella

Does shigella grows on blood agar?

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It sure can. It will be flat, grayish, with spreading edges.

Who does shigella attack?

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Shigella attacks all people especially weak children or infants.

What is an indication that diarrhea is caused by Shigella?

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Shigella also produce a number of toxins (Shiga toxin and others) that increase the amount of fluid secretion by the intestinal tract. This fluid secretion is a major cause of the diarrhea symptoms.

What is shigella spp?

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Shigella transmission can usually be prevented by?

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Control time and temperature

Is shigella flexneri gram positive or negative?

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When a gram stain is done on Shigella flexneri, the cells are light pink. This means that they are gram negative.

How infectious are the Shigella bacteria?

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Shigella are extremely infectious bacteria, and ingestion of just 10 organisms is enough to cause severe diarrhea and dehydration.

How does food become contaminated with shigella?

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Food sources of transmission are: contaminated milk, ice cream, vegetables and other foods which often cause epidemics.

How is Shigella spread?

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Shigella infection is typically via ingestion (fecal-oral contamination); depending on age and condition of the host as few as ten bacterial cells can be enough to cause an infection

Shigella bacteria accounts for what percentage of diarrhea in travelers to Mexico and South America?

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Asked by GaleEncyofMedicine

Shigella accounts for about 10% of diarrhea illness in travelers to Mexico, South America, and the tropics.

What does spp after the shigella stand for?

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shigella sp or shigella spp = shigella species