KROK 1 2020 – Question 3 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
Shigella capable of producing exotoxin was obtained from a patient diagnosed with dysentery. What Shigella species is it?
- A. Shigella boydii
- B. Shigella dysenteriae
- C. Shigella sonnei
- D. Shigella flexneri
- E. Shigella newcastle
Hint
Think about the virulence factors that distinguish species within this genus, in particular which species produces a potent exotoxin that stops protein synthesis in host cells.
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