Natural avirulent Shigella boydii strain in the Brazilian Amazon lacks major virulence genes and present Type II, Type III and Type VI Secretion Systems
Paula Taquita Serra, João Victor Verçosa, Ruth Moura de Souza, Paloma Inessa de Souza Dantas, Alan de Oliveira Rezende, Ana Paula Miranda Barros, Aline Rubens de Souza, Marcelo Ribeiro Alves, Marcelo de Souza Fernandes Pereira, Antônio Balieiro, Tainá Raiol, Luiz André Moraes Mariúba, Milton Ozório de Moraes, Sabrina Epiphanio, Najla Benevides Matos, , Patrícia Puccinelli Orlandi
This paper characterizes an avirulent Shigella boydii strain from Brazil, showing it lacks major virulence genes and possesses Type II, III, and VI Secretion Systems.
bioRxiv · Nov 1, 2018 · PreprintMicrobiology