Further colicin types of Shigella sonnei detected with specific indicator strains

When 1420 isolates of Shigella sonnei recovered in Dundee, Scotland between 1971 and 1976 were examined with indicator strains of known immune status, four new colicin types, not previously described among the 26 types of Horák (8), were observed. The types were: 11 variant (colicins B, M), 4 varian...

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Published inZentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Mikrobiologie und Hygiene. 1. Abt. Originale, A, Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Infektionskrankheiten und Parasitologie Vol. 252; no. 1; p. 52
Main Authors Old, D C, Barker, R M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.05.1982
Subjects
Colicins - biosynthesis
Colicins - classification
Shigella sonnei - classification
Shigella sonnei - metabolism
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Summary:When 1420 isolates of Shigella sonnei recovered in Dundee, Scotland between 1971 and 1976 were examined with indicator strains of known immune status, four new colicin types, not previously described among the 26 types of Horák (8), were observed. The types were: 11 variant (colicins B, M), 4 variant (Ib, B, M), SH1 (E3) and SH3 (E5). Only type 4 variant strains were of epidemiological significance in the Dundee area.
ISSN:0174-3031
DOI:10.1016/s0174-3031(82)80087-5