Shigella Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)
General information
Name
Shigella
Valid publication
1980
Effective publication
1919
Nomenclature type
Shigella dysenteriae
Etymology
N.L. fem. dim. n. <i>Shigella</i>, named after K. Shiga, the Japanese bacteriologist who first discovered the dysentery bacillus.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
M022506080227002 | Shigella boydii | Species | 621 |
M022506080225001 | Shigella dysenteriae | Species | 622 |
M022506080227003 | Shigella flexneri | Species | 623 |
M022506080227004 | Shigella sonnei | Species | 624 |
References
1
Castellani, A., and Chalmers, A.J. Manual of Tropical Medicine, 3rd ed. Williams Wood and Co., New York. (1919).
2
Skerman, V.B.D., McGowan, V., and Sneath, P.H.A. (editors). Approved lists of bacterial names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1980) 30:225-420.[DOI:10.1099/00207713-30-1-225]