Complete genome sequence and annotation of the laboratory reference strain Shigella flexneri serotype 5a M90T and genome-wide transcriptional start site determination
Abstract Background Shigella is a Gram-negative facultative intracellular bacterium that causes bacillary dysentery in humans. Shigella invades cells of the colonic mucosa owing to its virulence plasmid-encoded Type 3 Secretion System (T3SS), and multiplies in the target cell cytosol. Although the l...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-04-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-020-6565-5 |