Genome sequence of Shigella flexneri strain SP1, a diarrheal isolate that encodes an extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)

• Main Authors: Ping Shen (Author), Jianzhong Fan (Author), Lihua Guo (Author), Jiahua Li (Author), Ang Li (Author), Jing Zhang (Author), Chaoqun Ying (Author), Jinru Ji (Author), Hao Xu (Author), Beiwen Zheng (Author), Yonghong Xiao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Shigellosis is the most common cause of gastrointestinal infections in developing countries. In China, the species most frequently responsible for shigellosis is Shigella flexneri. S. flexneri remains largely unexplored from a genomic standpoint and is still described using a voc...