Accurate differentiation of Escherichia coli and Shigella serogroups: challenges and strategies
Shigella spp. and Escherichia coli are closely related; both belong to the family Enterobacteriaceae. Phenotypically, Shigella spp. and E. coli share many common characteristics, yet they have separate entities in epidemiology and clinical disease, which poses a diagnostic challenge. We collated inf...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-01-01
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Series: | New Microbes and New Infections |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297517300744 |