NCIt definition : A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacteria in the phylum
Proteobacteria. This species is nonmotile, non spore forming, catalase positive, oxidase
negative and has mixed indole reactivity. S. boydii is found only on the Indian subcontinent
and is pathogenic, being a causative agent of shigellosis in primates.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Shigella boydii.;