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[ May 27, 2018 ] Differences between Innate and Acquired (Adaptive) Immunity Immunology
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[ April 27, 2018 ] Difference between Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) Bacteriology
[ April 21, 2018 ] Travelers’ Diarrhea: Causes, Prevention and Treatment Bacteriology Note
[ April 14, 2018 ] Acinetobacter: Disease, Properties, and Resistance Bacteriology

Shigella: Disease, properties, pathogenesis and laboratory diagnosis

May 18, 2013 tankeshwar 2

Shigellae are Gram-negative, non-motile, non-spore forming, rod-shaped highly infectious bacteria. Shigella species includes Shigella sonnei, S. boydii, S. flexneri, and S. dysenteriae. Diseases Shigellosis (also called bacillary dysentery). S. dysenteriae type 1 causes the most […]

Campylobacter Jejuni: Disease, Properties and Laboratory diagnosis

May 18, 2013 tankeshwar 1

Campylobacter usually causes diarrhea (often bloody). It is the most common causes of gastroenteritis worldwide, enterocolitis especially in children. It causes systemic infection (rarely) in children and debilitated adults. Systemic infections (bacteremia), mostly by Campylobacter intestinalis. […]