Genome sequence of Shigella flexneri serotype 5a strain M90T Sm.

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Genome sequence of Shigella flexneri serotype 5a strain M90T Sm.

J Bacteriol. 2012 Jun;194(11):3022

Authors: Onodera NT, Ryu J, Durbic T, Nislow C, Archibald JM, Rohde JR

Abstract
Bacteria of the genus Shigella are a major cause of death worldwide (L. von Seidlein et al., PLoS Med. 3:e353, 2006). We sequenced the genome of Shigella flexneri strain M90T Sm (serotype 5a) and compared it to the published genome sequence of S. flexneri strain 8401 (serotype 5b).

PMID: 22582379 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]