Pathogenicity and virulence of Shigella sonnei: A highly drug-resistant pathogen of increasing prevalence
Shigella spp. are the causative agent of shigellosis (or bacillary dysentery), a diarrhoeal disease characterized for the bacterial invasion of gut epithelial cells. Among the 4 species included in the genus, Shigella flexneri is principally responsible for the disease in the developing world while...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2023-12-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21505594.2023.2280838 |