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Identification and characterization of Shigella boydii 20 serovar nov., a new and emerging Shigella serotype.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Aug 2005
Woodward David L, Clark Clifford G, Caldeira Richard A, Ahmed Rafiq, Soule Geoff, Bryden Louis, Tabor Helen, Melito Pasquale, Foster Roger, Walsh Julie, Ng Lai-King, Malcolm Georgia B, Strockbine Nancy, Rodgers Frank G, And The Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network
Abstract excerpt
Analysis of 163 putative Shigella isolates from Canada and the USA showed biochemical reactions consistent with Shigella species, although none of the isolates reacted with antiserum raised against any of the well-established or provisional Shigella serotypes. All these isolates, provisionally designated serotype SH108, were positive for the ipaH gene and the invasion-associated locus. All fermented mannitol,...
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