| Shigella sonnei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Gamma Proteobacteria |
| Order: | Enterobacteriales |
| Family: | Enterobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Shigella |
| Species: | S. sonnei |
| Binomial name | |
| Shigella sonnei |
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Shigella sonnei is a species of Shigella.[1]
Together with Shigella flexneri, it is responsible for 90% of shigellosis.[2]
Polymerizes host cell actin.
Antibiotic resistance has been reported.[3]
References
- ^ MeSH Shigella+sonnei
- ^ "Shigellosis: Overview - eMedicine". http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/182767-overview. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
- ^ Jain SK, Gupta A, Glanz B, Dick J, Siberry GK (June 2005). "Antimicrobial-resistant Shigella sonnei: limited antimicrobial treatment options for children and challenges of interpreting in vitro azithromycin susceptibility". Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. 24 (6): 494–7. PMID 15933557. http://meta.wkhealth.com/pt/pt-core/template-journal/lwwgateway/media/landingpage.htm?issn=0891-3668&volume=24&issue=6&spage=494.
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