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Shigella sonnei Encodes a Functional T6SS Used for Interbacterial Competition and Niche Occupancy.
Cell host & microbe - 14 Jun 2017
Anderson Mark C, Vonaesch Pascale, Saffarian Azadeh, Marteyn Benoit S, Sansonetti Philippe J
Abstract excerpt
Shigella is a leading cause of dysentery worldwide, with the majority of infections caused by two subgroups, S. flexneri and S. sonnei. Although S. flexneri has been highly prevalent in low-income countries, global development has brought an increase in S. sonnei at the expense of S. flexneri. However, the mechanisms behind this shift are not understood. Here we report that S. sonnei, but not S. flexneri, encodes...
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