Genetic characterization of atypical shigella flexneri isolated in Korea

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1457-1462

  Hong, Sahyun ^a   Choi, Yeon Hwa ^a   Choo, Yun Ae ^a   Choi, Youngwoon ^a   Choi, Seon Young ^b   Kim, Dong Wook ^b   Lee, Bok Kwon ^a   Park, Mi Sun ^a  

^a Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

^b International Vaccine Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atypical; Integron; Shigella

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOTETAN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; NALIDIXIC ACID; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; TICARCILLIN;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOCHEMISTRY; GENETIC TRAIT; INTEGRON; KOREA; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEROLOGY; SEROTYPE; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; HUMANS; INTEGRONS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEROTYPING; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

EID: 78149476755     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1005.05019     Document Type: Article

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