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Serotype-conversion in Shigella flexneri: identification of a novel bacteriophage, Sf101, from a serotype 7a strain

BACKGROUND: Shigella flexneri is the major cause of bacillary dysentery in the developing countries. The lipopolysaccharide (LPS) O-antigen of S. flexneri plays an important role in its pathogenesis and also divides S. flexneri into 19 serotypes. All the serotypes with an exception for serotype 6 sh...

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Autores principales: Jakhetia, Richa, Marri, Aruna, Ståhle, Jonas, Widmalm, Göran, Verma, Naresh K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4159516/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25174528
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-15-742