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Antimicrobial Effect of Hydroalcoholic Extracts of Oak Jaft (Quercus Persica) and Echium Amoenum on Shigella Flexneri

open access: yesMajallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2021
Background and Objectives: Today, because of the spread of drug resistance and the prevalence of infectious diseases, the use of medicinal plants has increased.
Marzieh An'aam   +2 more
doaj  

Shigella sonnei O-Antigen Inhibits Internalization, Vacuole Escape, and Inflammasome Activation

open access: yesmBio, 2019
Two Shigella species, Shigella flexneri and Shigella sonnei, cause approximately 90% of bacterial dysentery worldwide. While S. flexneri is the dominant species in low-income countries, S.
Jayne L. Watson   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Shigella-specific antibodies in the first year of life among Zambian infants: A longitudinal cohort study.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
IntroductionShigellosis, is a leading cause of moderate-to-severe diarrhoea and related mortality in young children in low and middle income countries (LMICs).
Caroline C Chisenga   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

An eight-year study of Shigella species in Beijing, China: serodiversity, virulence genes, and antimicrobial resistance

open access: yesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2014
Introduction: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of serotypes, virulence factors, and antimicrobial resistance patterns of Shigella spp. in Beijing, China, from 2004 to 2011.
Mei Qu   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the Sit-and-Wait Potential of the Bacterial Pathogen Shigella flexneri: A Comparative Genomic Study

open access: yesBiology and Life Sciences Forum, 2023
The sit-and-wait hypothesis predicts that bacterial durability in the external environment is positively correlated with the evolution of bacterial virulence.
Bin Gu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigating the DNA-Binding Site for VirB, a Key Transcriptional Regulator of Shigella Virulence Genes, Using an In Vivo Binding Tool [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The transcriptional anti-silencing and DNA-binding protein, VirB, is essential for the virulence of Shigella species and, yet, sequences required for VirB-DNA binding are poorly understood.
Karabachev, Alexander D.   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Expression of bacterial virulence factors and cytokines during in vitro macrophage infection by enteroinvasive Escherichia coli and Shigella flexneri: a comparative study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli (EIEC) and Shigellaspp cause bacillary dysentery in humans by invading and multiplying within epithelial cells of the colonic mucosa.
ALBUQUERQUE, José AT   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Laboratory-Based Prospective Surveillance for Community Outbreaks of Shigella spp. in Argentina [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background: To implement effective control measures, timely outbreak detection is essential. Shigella is the most common cause of bacterial diarrhea in Argentina.
Brengi, Silvina P.   +13 more
core   +6 more sources

Deletion of toxin–antitoxin systems in the evolution of Shigella sonnei as a host-adapted pathogen [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Pathogenic Shigella spp. are the leading cause of bacterial dysentery, with Shigella flexneri and Shigella sonnei accounting for around 90% of cases worldwide. While S.
McVicker, G, Tang, CM
core   +1 more source

Finding potential drug targets against Shigella flexneri through druggable proteome exploration.

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2016
:Background: Shigella flexneri is a gram negative bacteria that causes the infectious disease ‘shigellosis’. Shigella flexneri (S. flexneri) is responsible for developing diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps in human.
Mohammad Uzzal Hossain   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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