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Kiyoshi Shiga
Kiyoshi Shiga in 1924
Born
Kiyoshi Satō

(1871-02-07)February 7, 1871
Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
DiedJanuary 25, 1957(1957-01-25) (aged 85)
Sendai, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Alma materTokyo Imperial University
OccupationMedical Researcher
Known forDiscovery of Shigella

Kiyoshi Shiga (志賀 潔, Shiga Kiyoshi, February 7, 1871 – January 25, 1957) was a Japanese physician and bacteriologist. He had a well-rounded education and career that led to many scientific discoveries. In 1897, Shiga was credited with the discovery and identification of the Shigella dysenteriae microorganism which causes dysentery, and the Shiga toxin which is produced by the bacteria. He conducted research on other diseases such as tuberculosis and trypanosomiasis, and made many advancements in bacteriology and immunology.

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toxins are named after Kiyoshi Shiga, who first described the bacterial origin of dysentery caused by Shigella dysenteriae. Shiga-like toxin (SLT) is a...

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Shigella

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genus Shigella is named after Japanese physician Kiyoshi Shiga, who researched the cause of dysentery. Shiga entered the Tokyo Imperial University School...

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African trypanosomiasis

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Naoya Shiga

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Bacillary dysentery

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Walther Kruse

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Trypanosoma brucei

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infections. German physician Paul Ehrlich and his Japanese associate Kiyoshi Shiga developed the first specific trypanocidal drug in 1904 from a dye, trypan...

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January 25

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Japanese businessman, founded Hankyu Hanshin Holdings (b. 1873) 1957 – Kiyoshi Shiga, Japanese physician and bacteriologist (b. 1871) 1958 – Cemil Topuzlu...

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Masasue Suho

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Leprosy Association was held under Suho's presidency. Kensuke Mitsuda, Kiyoshi Shiga, Tadao Toda, Matsuki Miyazaki and other noted scholars attended the...

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AB5 toxin

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characterized by hemorrhagic colitis (HC). The discovery of shiga toxin is credited to Dr. Kiyoshi Shiga in 1898. This family is also known as SubAB and was discovered...

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List of Japanese Nobel laureates and nominees

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Yukiko Haneda

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1957 in Japan

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Inabe

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Chikubu Island

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Doris Mackinnon

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Midway order of battle

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Jun'yō (Capt. Shizue Isii) Air Unit (Lt. Yoshio Shiga) 24 Mitsubishi A6M Zero Type 21 'Zeke' fighters (Lt. Shiga) 15 Aichi D3A1 'Val' dive bombers (Lt. Zenji...

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