Recent Outbreaks of Shigellosis in California Caused by Two Distinct Populations of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Shigella sonnei</named-content> with either Increased Virulence or Fluoroquinolone Resistance

ABSTRACT Shigella sonnei has caused unusually large outbreaks of shigellosis in California in 2014 and 2015. Preliminary data indicated the involvement of two distinct bacterial populations, one from San Diego and San Joaquin (SDi/SJo) and one from the San Francisco (SFr) Bay area. Whole-genome anal...

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Main Authors: Varvara K. Kozyreva, Guillaume Jospin, Alexander L. Greninger, James P. Watt, Jonathan A. Eisen, Vishnu Chaturvedi
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f9a64c78944d4bbe8946411a39954147
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