O-specific polysaccharide conjugates of shigellae were safe and immunogenic in young adults, and a Shigella sonnei conjugate conferred protection [1-3]. Shigellosis is primarily a disease of children; ...

Shigellosis, which arises due to Shigella species transmission through the fecal-oral route, was initially identified among individuals with recent travel history to England. Notably, Shigella sonnei ...

A bacteria that causes bloody diarrhea is becoming antimicrobial-resistant. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in early February that some shigella infections are becoming ...

VirF is an AraC-type transcriptional regulator responsible for activating the transcription of virulence genes required for the intracellular invasion and cell-to-cell spread of Shigella flexneri.

Scientists have discovered the mechanism by which the bacterial pathogen Shigella flexneri, the causative agent of dysentery, manipulates molecular activity to assure its survival against its host's ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A drug-resistant bacteria is causing widespread concern amongst U.S. health officials. Shigella, which causes prolonged diarrhea that is sometimes bloody, fever and stomach pain ...

Researchers have been unable to find the original source in a Welsh Shigella outbreak that affected more than 50 people. In February 2023, 52 cases of gastrointestinal illness were reported in ...

Virginia Tech researchers discovered how Shigella flexneri alters host cell metabolism to enhance survival. The bacterium binds to specific host proteins, disrupting their function under acidic ...

Shigellosis is an infection caused by Shigella bacteria. Shigella are Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria (bacilli) that can infect the large intestine and cause fever, abdominal cramping, bloody ...

Bacteria use multiple defense mechanisms to survive in the host body. Shigella bacteria that cause colitis disable multiple host defense pathways using three specialized effector proteins, as reported ...