Structure and genetics of<i>Shigella</i>O antigens

Liu, Bin; A. Knirel, Yuriy; Feng, Lu; V. Perepelov, Andrei; N. Senchenkova, Sof’ya; Wang, Quan; R. Reeves, Peter; Wang, Lei

doi:10.1111/j.1574-6976.2008.00114.x

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Structure and genetics ofShigellaO antigens

Published in FEMS Microbiology Reviews • Apr 17, 2008

Authors:

Bin Liu

Yuriy A. Knirel

Lu Feng

Abstract

This review covers the O antigens of the 46 serotypes of Shigella, but those of most Shigella flexneri are variants of one basic structure, leaving 34 Shigella distinct O antigens to review, together with their gene clusters. Several of the structures and gene clusters are reported for the first tim...

Subject

Shigella

Shigella flexneri

Biology

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