Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2011
Abstract
To investigate global epidemiology of Shigella sonnei, we performed multilocus variable number tandem repeat analysis of 1,672 isolates obtained since 1943 from 50 countries on 5 continents and the Pacific region. Three major clonal groups were identified; 2 were globally spread. Type 18 and its derivatives have circulated worldwide in recent decades.
Keywords
Shigella sonnei, molecular epidemiology, global distribution, clones, bacteria, dispatch
Divisions
InstituteofBiologicalSciences
Publication Title
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume
17
Issue
10
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