In vitro adhesion and invasion inhibition of <it>Shigella dysenteriae</it>, <it>Shigella flexneri </it>and <it>Shigella sonnei </it>clinical strains by human milk proteins
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Shigella </it>is the etiological agent of shigellosis, a disease responsible for more than 500,000 deaths of children per year, in developing countries. These pathogens colonize the intestinal colon, invade, spreading...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2004-04-01
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Series: | BMC Microbiology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/4/18 |