Plasmids of Shigella flexneri serotype 1c strain Y394 provide advantages to bacteria in the host

Plasmids of Shigella flexneri serotype 1c strain Y394 provide advantages to bacteria in the host

Abstract Background Shigella flexneri has an extremely complex genome with a significant number of virulence traits acquired by mobile genetic elements including bacteriophages and plasmids. S. flexneri serotype 1c is an emerging etiological agent of bacillary dysentery in developing countries. In t...

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Main Authors: Pawan Parajuli, Munazza I. Rajput, Naresh K. Verma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Shigella flexneri
Plasmids
Virulence
Multidrug resistance
Bacterial pathogen
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-019-1455-1

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