Shigella sonnei is a species of Shigella. ... Together with Shigella flexneri, it is responsible for 90% of shigellosis cases. ... Shigella sonnei is named for the Danish ...ShigellasonneiFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchSpeciesofbacteriumShigellasonneiGramnegativeShigellasonneibacteriawhichspent48hoursculturedonHektoenentericagar(HEK).ScientificclassificationDomain:BacteriaPhylum:ProteobacteriaClass:GammaproteobacteriaOrder:EnterobacteralesFamily:EnterobacteriaceaeGenus:ShigellaSpecies:S. sonneiBinomialnameShigellasonnei(Levine1920)Weldin1927[1]SynonymsBacteriumsonneiLevine1920ShigellasonneiisaspeciesofShigella.[2]TogetherwithShigellaflexneri,itisresponsiblefor90%ofshigellosiscases.[3]ShigellasonneiisnamedfortheDanishbacteriologistCarlOlafSonne.[4][5]ItisaGram-negative,rod-shaped,nonmotile,non-spore-formingbacterium.[6]Contents1Pathophysiology2Evolution3Causes4Peopleatrisk5Symptoms6Possiblecomplications7Prevention8Treatment9Growthinlab10References11ExternallinksPathophysiology[edit]Thisspeciespolymerizeshostcellactin.Evolution[edit]Thisspeciesisclonalandhasspreadworldwide.Analysisof132strainshasshownthattheyoriginatedfromacommonancestorinEuropearound1500AD.[7]Causes[edit]"GroupD"Shigellabacteriacauseshigellosis.Thoseinfectedwiththebacteriareleaseitintotheirstool,thuscausingpossibilityofspreadthroughfoodorwater,orfromdirectcontacttoapersonorally.Havingpoorlysanitizedlivingconditionsorcontaminatedfoodorwatercontributestocontractingthedisease.[8]Peopleatrisk[edit]Infantsandtoddlers,theelderly,travelers,andillpeoplearesusceptibletothemostseveresymptomsofS.sonneidisease.Shigellosisiscommonlysufferedbyindividualswithacquiredimmunedeficiencysyndrome(AIDS)andAIDS-relatedcomplex,aswellasnon-AIDShomosexualmen.Theotherpeoplewhoareatriskincludethegay,bisexual,andothersmenwhohavesexwithmen(MSM).ShigellosiscouldalsobepassedthroughHIV-infectedpersonswhoalreadyhavecontractedamoresevereandprolongedshigellosis,includinghavingtheinfectionspreadintotheblood