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Isolation, characterization and comparative genomics of bacteriophage SfIV: a novel serotype converting phage from Shigella flexneri

BACKGROUND: Shigella flexneri is the major cause of shigellosis in the developing countries. The O-antigen component of the lipopolysaccharide is one of the key virulence determinants required for the pathogenesis of S. flexneri. The glucosyltransferase and/or acetyltransferase genes responsible for...

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Autores principales: Jakhetia, Richa, Talukder, Kaisar A, Verma, Naresh K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3851460/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24090466
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-14-677