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Molecular evidence of Plesiomonas shigelloides as a possible zoonotic agent.
Folia microbiologica - 1 Mar 2011
González-Rey Carlos, Siitonen Anja, Pavlova Alona, Ciznar Ivan, Svenson Stefan B, Krovacek Karel
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The most frequently used method for establishing epidemiological relationships between Plesiomonas shigelloides strains is O:H serotyping. However, a number of strains are not serotypeable and isolates from diverse sources can display the same serovar. Moreover, since the zoonotic nature of Plesiomonas has been suggested and this hypothesis is based on the identical serovars found in animals and humans, we intend...
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