Shape and Size

Rod-shaped,0.3-1.0 µm in width 0.6-6.0 µm in length

Genome Information

Plesiomonas shigelloides 31289_E01, RefSeq NZ_LT575468.1, Size3.41 (Mb), GC% 52.0, Protein 2825, rRNA 33, tRNA113 Gene 3001 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/17449

Food Source

consumption of infected seafood (especially oyesters), vegetables

Pathological Factor

P. shigelloides has been implicated as the causative agent of both gastrointestinal and extra-intestinal infections. They produce enterotoxins in humans which passes into intestinal tracts resulting into diarrhoea.

Disease

gastroenteritis or extraintestinal infections

Symptoms

dysenteric diarrhea,abdominal pain,vomiting,nausea, chills, arthralgia, and headache.Extraintestinal infections are less common;septicaemia, meningitis, osteomyelitis, cellulitis, septic arthritis, endophthalmitis,spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and acute cholecystitis.

Affected Body Organs

Gastro-intestinal organs, head, neck