Genomic, transcriptomic, and phenotypic differences among archetype Shigella flexneri strains of serotypes 2a, 3a, and 6

ABSTRACTShigella is one of the leading causes of diarrheal disease in low-to-middle income countries, where it accounts for significant disease burden in children under the age of five. Shigella flexneri, one of four Shigella species, is composed of 15 serotypes and caused 65.9% of all shigellosis c...

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Main Authors: Caitlin E. Gabor, Tracy H. Hazen, BreOnna C. Delaine-Elias, David A. Rasko, Eileen M. Barry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-12-01
Series:mSphere
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msphere.00408-23