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Shigella sonnei
Definition 1
A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacteria in the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is indole and citrate negative, ferments mannitol and ornithine and is beta-D-galactosidase positive. S. sonnei is found in the human gastrointestinal system and is pathogenic, being a causative agent of shigellosis. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Shigella sonnei. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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