noun
- plural form of shigella; rod-shaped bacteria that cause dysentery and other intestinal infections
Usage: medical; microbiology
Examples
- The laboratory identified several strains of shigellae in the contaminated water samples.
- Shigellae are highly contagious bacteria that spread through the fecal-oral route.
- The outbreak was traced to shigellae contamination in the school cafeteria.
- Proper handwashing helps prevent the transmission of shigellae.
- The microbiologist cultured shigellae from the patient’s stool sample.
- Shigellae infections are more common in areas with poor sanitation.