The role of Elongation factor P in the virulence of Shigella flexneri

Shigella flexneri is a bacterial pathogen which causes dysentery by invading the epithelial cells of the colon. In order to survive and replicate inside the host, S. flexneri requires many genes present on both its chromosome and the large virulence plasmid it carries. This study examines which gene...

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Main Author: Marman, Hannah Elaine
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/23237