title: Global Distribution of Shigella sonnei Clones.
abstract: To investigate global epidemiology of Shigella sonnei, we performed multilocus variable number tandem repeat analysis of 1,672 isolates obtained since 1943 from 50 countries on 5 continents and the Pacific region. Three major clonal groups were identified; 2 were globally spread. Type 18 and its derivatives have circulated worldwide in recent decades.
authors: Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
authors: Ingrid
authors: I
authors: Filliol-Toutain
authors: Chien-Shun
authors: CS
authors: Chiou
authors: Caterina
authors: C
authors: Mammina
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Gerner-Smidt
authors: Kwai-Lin
authors: KL
authors: Thong
authors: Dac Cam
authors: DC
authors: Phung
authors: Mariana
authors: M
authors: Pichel
authors: Reza
authors: R
authors: Ranjbar
authors: Amy Gassama
authors: AG
authors: Sow
authors: Kara
authors: K
authors: Cooper
authors: Efrain
authors: E
authors: Ribot
authors: Norma
authors: N
authors: Binsztein
authors: Shiu-Yun
authors: SY
authors: Liang
mesh_terms: D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004405:Dysentery, Bacillary / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D058885:Multilocus Sequence Typing; D012764:Shigella sonnei / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences