title: Molecular genetics of virulence in Shigella.
abstract: The application of modern genetic techniques to Shigella is revealing many interesting aspects of the genetics of virulence in these organisms. The information obtained allows rational approaches towards vaccine development to be investigated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Houghton Poultry Research Station, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, UK.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Binns
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D004405:Dysentery, Bacillary / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D019081:O Antigens; D022603:Shiga Toxins; D012760:Shigella / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D019081:O Antigens; D022603:Shiga Toxins