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Shigella boydii Strains Possessing a New Serovar (SM00-27) Isolated from Diarrhea of Overseas Travelers in Japan

Year: 2002

Type: article

Abstract: Five Shigella strains isolated from stool cultures of five sporadic imported diarrheal cases in Japan during 1999-2001, did not react to any antisera of the established Shigella serovars. These strains had the typical biochemical characteristics of Shigella boydii, and were biochemically identical. All strains were positive in a PCR assay and a cultured-cell invasion test for invasiveness; these indicate that they can cause shigellosis in humans. The results of antigenic analysis revealed that they did not belong to any of the recognized or provisional serovars, and were serologically indistinguishable. Strain SM00-27 is designated as the test strain for this new S. boydii serovar.

Source: Kansenshogaku zasshi

DOI: 10.11150/kansenshogakuzasshi1970.76.275

Authors: Shigeru MATSUSHITA, Maho KAWAMURA, Tadayuki OKITSU, Shin SATA, Tetsunori MUTO, Hiroshi TANAKA, Akemi KAI, Shiro YAMAI

Institutions: Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, Kanagawa Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Yokohama City Institute of Public Health, Ehime Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Science

Language: Japanese

Topic: Escherichia coli research studies

Subfield: Endocrinology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W596281807

FWCI: 0.204

Cites: 4

Cited by: 2

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