NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Plesiomonas

Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Proteobacteria
Class:	Gamma Proteobacteria
Order:	Enterobacteriales
Family:	Enterobacteriaceae
Genus:	Plesiomonas
Species:	P. shigelloides

Plesiomonas shigelloides is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium which has been isolated from freshwater, freshwater fish, and shellfish and from many types of animals including cattle, goats, swine, cats, dogs, monkeys, vultures, snakes, and toads. It has been associated with causing human disease, but this has not yet been proven. It is placed among the Enterobacteriaceae.

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Plesiomonas shigelloides and Salmonella serotype Hartford Infections Associated with a Contaminated Water Supply -- ... (1353 words)
	Plesiomonas shigelloides and Salmonella serotype Hartford Infections Associated with a Contaminated Water Supply -- Livingston County, New York, 1996
	A probable case was defined as diarrhea (greater than 3 loose stools during a 24-hour period) in a person who attended the party and became ill within 72 hours.
	Persons with a confirmed case had either Plesiomonas shigelloides or Salmonella serotype Hartford or both isolated from stool.

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