Confirmation of aerogenic strains of Shigella boydii 13 and further study of Shigella serotypes by DNA relatedness.
Shigella boydii 13 strains are separable from other Shigella and Escherichia coli strains on the basis of DNA relatedness. From this observation, it was possible to confirm the existence of aerogenic S. boydii 13 strains. DNA relatedness studies also showed that strains of E. coli and strains representing all other serotypes of Shigella, including provisional strains, belong to the same genetic species.
D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification; D012703:Serotyping; D012760:Shigella / Q000145:classification*; D012761:Shigella boydii / Q000032:analysis / Q000145:classification*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial