Genetic characterization of Shigella flexneri isolates in Guizhou Province, China.

Shigella flexneri is one of the major etiologic causes of shigellosis in Guizhou Province, China. However, the genetic characteristics of circulating isolates are unknown. Phenotypic and molecular profiles of 60 S. flexneri isolates recovered in Guizhou between 1972 to 1982 and 2008 to 2010 were det...

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Main Authors: Shijun Li, Qiangzheng Sun, Xiaoyu Wei, John D Klena, Jianping Wang, Ying Liu, Kecheng Tian, Xia Luo, Changyun Ye, Jianguo Xu, Dingming Wang, Guangpeng Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4305296?pdf=render