An untypeable Shigella flexneri strain associated with an outbreak in California.
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Eleven Shigella flexneri (group B) isolates were recovered from epidemiologically linked patrons and food handlers from a restaurant-associated outbreak of shigellosis. Six isolates available for pulsed-field gel electrophoresis were identical. All strains agglutinated in group B and subgroup factor 6 sera but not in group 1 through group 6 sera.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 37 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999