Shigella is a genus of bacteria that causes diarrheal illness in humans. Shigella microbes are known to pass person to person and food can sometimes serve as a contamination source. Shigella were discovered over 100 years ago by a Japanese scientist named Shiga, for whom they are named. There are several species of Shigella bacteria: Shigella sonnei, also known as “Group D” Shigella, accounts... [more]

Shigella is a family of bacteria that can cause diarrhea in humans. Shigella were discovered over 100 years ago by a Japanese scientist named Shiga, for whom they are named. There are several different kinds of Shigella bacteria: Shigella sonnei, also known as “group D” Shigella, accounts for over two-thirds of shigellosis in the United States. Shigella flexneri, or “group B”... [more]