Relationship among Shigella spp. and enteroinvasive Escherichia coli (EIEC) and their differentiation
Shigellosis produces inflammatory reactions and ulceration on the intestinal epithelium followed by bloody or mucoid diarrhea. It is caused by enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC) as well as any species of the genus Shigella, namely, S. dysenteriae, S. flexneri, S. boydii, and S. sonnei. This current speci...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822014000400002&lng=en&tlng=en |