Characterising the mobile genome of Shigella

Shigella spp. are pathogenic variants of Escherichia coli that cause bacillary dysentery, resulting in over 1 million deaths per year. Across E. coli bacteria, the dynamic process of acquisition and loss of GIs, especially those associated with virulence (pathogenicity islands [PAIs]) is a driving f...

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Main Author: Lonnen, James David
Other Authors: Rajakumar, Kumar
Published: University of Leicester 2007
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.518907