Kiyoshi Shiga, Japanese physician and bacteriologist (born 1871)

Kiyoshi Shiga

Japanese physician (1871–1957)

Kiyoshi Shiga 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…