No isolate, no problem: Using a novel insertion sequence PCR to link rats to human shigellosis cases in an underserved urban community
G. Ritchie, V. Leung, C. G. Himsworth, K. A. Byers, L. K. Lee, S. D. Chorlton, A. Stefanovic, M. G. Romney, N. Matic, C. F. Lowe
The paper uses a novel insertion sequence PCR to link rat and human Shigella flexneri isolates in a community cluster, finding relatedness between the two.
bioRxiv · Mar 2, 2023Microbiology