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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Shigella
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Shigella
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Shigella
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Tree Number:
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B03.440.450.425.850
B03.660.250.150.730
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Definition English:
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A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that ferments sugar without gas production. Its organisms are intestinal pathogens of man and other primates and cause bacillary dysentery (DYSENTERY, BACILLARY). |
Indexing Annotation English:
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GEN; prefer specifics; infection = DYSENTERY, BACILLARY & specify species if pertinent (IM)
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See Related English:
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Dysentery, Bacillary
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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13138
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Unique Identifier:
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D012760
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Similar:
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DeCS
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