Impact of insertion sequences on convergent evolution of Shigella species.
Shigella species are specialised lineages of Escherichia coli that have converged to become human-adapted and cause dysentery by invading human gut epithelial cells. Most studies of Shigella evolution have been restricted to comparisons of single representatives of each species; and population genom...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-07-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008931 |