Presence of Shiga Toxin Gene in Clinical Iso-lates of Shigella Species from the Past to Present in Bushehr, Iran

Background: The Shiga cytotoxin (Stx) is involved in serious human intestinal diseases. Recently stx has been found in non-S dysenteriae1 Shigella species. This study aimed to identify stx gene in clinical strains of Shigella isolated from two shigellosis outbreaks in previous years in Bushehr, sout...

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Main Authors: Ghazal Noorabadi, Mozhgan Siyavashi, Katayon Vahdat, Omid Gharibi, Mehdi Mahmudpour, Mohammad Ali Haghighi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bushehr University of Medical Sciences 2018-09-01
Series:Iranian South Medical Journal
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:http://ismj.bpums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-59&slc_lang=en&sid=1