Plesiomonas shigelloides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
Order: | Enterobacterales |
Family: | Enterobacteriaceae |
Genus: | Plesiomonas corrig. Habs and Schubert 1962 |
Species: | P. shigelloides
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Binomial name | |
Plesiomonas shigelloides corrig. (Bader 1954)
Habs and Schubert 1962 | |
Synonyms | |
Pseudomonas shigelloides Bader 1954 |
Plesiomonas shigelloides is a species of bacteria[1] and the only member of its genus. It is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium which has been isolated from freshwater, freshwater fish, shellfish, cattle, goats, swine, cats, dogs, monkeys, vultures, snakes, toads and humans.[2] It is considered a fecal coliform. P. shigelloides is a global distributed species, found globally outside of the polar ice caps.[3]
P. shigelloides has been associated with the diarrheal disease state in humans, but has been identified in healthy humans as well.[4] It can enter the body either through contact with water contaminated by fecal matter or through seafood originating from a contaminated source.[5]