Comparison of O-Antigen Gene Clusters of Escherichia coli ( Shigella ) Sonnei and Plesiomonas shigelloides O17: Sonnei Gained Its Current Plasmid-Borne O-Antigen Genes from P. shigelloides in a Recent Event
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- 1 October 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Infection and Immunity
- Vol. 68 (10) , 6056-6061
- https://doi.org/10.1128/iai.68.10.6056-6061.2000
Abstract
Escherichia coli Sonnei has an O antigen identical to that of Plesiomonas shigelloides O17, and its O-antigen gene cluster is located on a plasmid. By sequencing the chromosomal O-antigen gene cluster of P. shigelloides O17 and comparing it with that of Sonnei, we showed that Sonnei gained its O-antigen genes recently.Keywords
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