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Identification of Shigella sonnei biotype g isolates carrying class 2 integrons in Italy (2001 to 2003).
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 May 2005
Mammina Caterina, Pontello Mirella, Dal Vecchio Anna, Nastasi Antonino
Abstract excerpt
Phenotyping and genotyping have been carried out on 64 epidemic and sporadic isolates of Shigella sonnei identified in Italy in the years 2001 to 2003. Class 2 integron carriage has been also investigated. Isolates from four of the five outbreaks and four of six sporadic cases were biotype g, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis type B, and class 2 integron positive, suggesting emergence and spread of an epidemic...
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