Shigella sonnei
| Shigella sonnei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Gamma Proteobacteria |
| Order: | Enterobacteriales |
| Family: | Enterobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Shigella |
| Species: | S. sonnei |
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Shigella sonnei |
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Shigella sonnei is a species of Shigella.[1] Together with Shigella flexneri, it is responsible for 90% of shigellosis.[2]Shigella sonnei is named for the Danish bacteriologist Carl Olaf Sonne.[3][4]
Pathophysiology
Polymerizes host cell actin.
Treatment
Antibiotic resistance has been reported.[5]
References
- ^ MeSH Shigella+sonnei
- ^ "Shigellosis: Causes". eMedicine. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/182767-clinical#a0218. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
- ^ Carl Olaf Sonne at Who Named It?
- ^ Shigella sonnei at Who Named It?
- ^ Jain SK, Gupta A, Glanz B, Dick J, Siberry GK (June 2005). "Antimicrobial-resistant Shigella sonnei: limited antimicrobial treatment options for children and challenges of interpreting in vitro azithromycin susceptibility". Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 24 (6): 494–497. PMID 15933557. http://journals.lww.com/pidj/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2005&issue=06000&article=00004&type=abstract.
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