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enteric bacteria vs shigella

shigella vs enteric bacteria

enteric bacteria and shigella both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
enteric bacteria Yes No No No
shigella Yes No No No
As nouns, shigella is a hyponym of enteric bacteria; that is, shigella is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than enteric bacteria:
  • enteric bacteria: rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals
  • shigella: rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some are pathogenic for warm-blooded animals; can be used as a bioweapon
Other hyponyms of enteric bacteria include escherichia, klebsiella, salmonella, erwinia.
enteric bacteria (noun) shigella (noun)
rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some are pathogenic for warm-blooded animals; can be used as a bioweapon
Difference between enteric bacteria and shigella

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