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Genesis of a novel Shigella flexneri serotype by sequential infection of serotype-converting bacteriophages SfX and SfI

BACKGROUND: Shigella flexneri is the major pathogen causing bacillary dysentery. Fifteen serotypes have been recognized up to now. The genesis of new S. flexneri serotypes is commonly mediated by serotype-converting bacteriophages. Untypeable or novel serotypes from natural infections had been repor...

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Autores principales: Sun, Qiangzheng, Lan, Ruiting, Wang, Yiting, Wang, Jianping, Luo, Xia, Zhang, Shaomin, Li, Peijing, Wang, Yan, Ye, Changyun, Jing, Huaiqi, Xu, Jianguo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3306764/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22208551
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-11-269