Novel strain of Shigella dysenteriae serotype 7 from India.

ABSTRACT: We describe a strain of Shigella dysenteriae serotype 7 which had novel biochemical and genetic characters. Unlike other S. dysenteriae, it produced gas, fermented mannitol, was a late-lactose fermenter and harboured the set 1A and set 1B genes. The significance of such atypical strains is that they are difficult to identify. If such strains are missed, they could prove to be a serious public health problem because the infectious dose is very low and they may harbour integrons contributing to drug resistance.

SUBMITTER: Mandal J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4552805 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature