Deletion of toxin-antitoxin systems in the evolution of Shigella sonnei as a host-adapted pathogen
Pathogenic Shigella spp. are the leading cause of bacterial dysentery, with Shigella flexneri and Shigella sonnei accounting for around 90% of cases worldwide. Although S. flexneri causes most disease in low-income countries (following ingestion of contaminated food and/or water), S. sonnei predomin...
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Nature Publishing Group
2016
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