Shigellosis causes over one million fatalities with more than 160 million patients with shigellosis. Most of these patients were under 5 years (1, 2). Shigella infection occurs through the mouth and intestines. Accumulation of 10 to 100 of these bacteria could cause shigellosis (3). Shigella is categorized to 4 groups, through biochemical and O antigen characteristics, including S. dysenteriae (group A), Shigellaflexneri (group B), Shigella boydii (group C), and Shigella sonnei (group D) (4-6). Shigella cells include a virulent plasmid that encodes genes that are necessary for attacking Intestinal mucosal cells (7). However, there is some pathogenicity islands in Shigella chromosomes that could play important roles in Pathogenicity (8). All Shigella strains include a large virulent plasmid with 180 to 215 kb of size, which is necessary for Shigella pathogenicity (9, 10).. Pandemic epidemic of S. dysenteriae in central America led to a total of 112000 cases and 10000 deaths in Guatemala from 1969 ...

Shigella boydii is a Gram-negative bacterium of the genus Shigella. Like other members of the genus, S. boydii is a nonmotile, nonsporeforming, rod-shaped bacterium which can cause dysentery in humans through fecal-oral contamination.[page needed] S. boydii is the most genetically divergent species of the Shigella genus. There are 19 known serotypes of Shigella boydii. S. boydii is restricted to the Indian subcontinent. The species is named after the American bacteriologist Mark Frederick Boyd. S. boydii strain BS512 (serotype 18; group 1) has one chromosome and five plasmids. Ryan, Kenneth James; Ray, C. George, eds. (2004). Sherris medical microbiology: an introduction to infectious diseases (4 ed.). McGraw-Hill Professional Med/Tech. ISBN 978-0-8385-8529-0. Feng L; Senchenkova SN; Yang J; Shashkov AS; Tao J; Guo H; Zhao G; Knirel YA; Reeves P; Wang L (2004). Structural and Genetic Characterization of the Shigella boydii Type 13 O Antigen. Journal of Bacteriology. 186 (2): 383-392. ...

Shigella has been confirmed in 66 people so far this year in San Joaquin County; compared to an annual average of about 10 cases.. Regular and frequent hand washing with soap and running water is the single most important preventive measure to interrupt the spread of shigellosis, said Dr. Julie Vaishampayan, Assistant Public Health Officer. Everyone should thoroughly wash their hands after using the restroom or changing diapers and before eating or preparing food. People diagnosed with Shigella infection should be especially vigilant in their hand washing practices.. Shigellosis is a highly infectious disease caused by a group of bacteria called Shigella. People infected with Shigella may have stomach cramping, mild or severe diarrhea, often with traces of blood or mucus in the stool and fever. Some infected people may not show any symptoms. Symptoms occur from 1-7 days after exposure, but usually within 1-3 days. Symptoms last an average of 4-7 days.. Most Shigella infections are the result ...

Another name for Shigella Infection is Shigella Infection. The evaluation of a shigella infection begins with a history and physical exam. Physical findings ...

Shigella flexneri is a facultative intracellular pathogen capable of causing dysentery, a condition that afflicts many around the world, especially in developing countries. There are several aspects of Shigella pathogenesis that are not well understood, including a number of genetic and cellular changes that allow Shigella to adapt to stresses encountered while invading and replicating within the eukaryotic cytosol. It was the goal of this research to examine the roles of iscSUA and suf, gene systems predicted to encode for iron-sulfur cluster biosynthesis proteins, in Shigella surviving exposure to oxidative stress agents and during Shigella invasion and plaque formation in a human colon cell line. An S. flexneri strain containing a deletion mutation in the iscSUA genes (UR022) was created and an earlier constructed S. flexneri strain containing a deletion mutation in the entire suf operon (UR011) was verified. Both mutant strains were less resistant to hydrogen

Shigella infection is triggered by a bacterium. Bloody diarrhea tends to be the common symptom of shigella infection. Find out how it is treated.

Abstract : Bacillary dysentery and acute gastroenteritis caused by infection of Shigella species are major public healthburden in India and its neighboring countries. Emergence of antimicrobial resistance threatens to render current treatmentsineffective. The current study was attempted to investigate the effect of biofield treatment on Shigella boydii (S. boydii) withrespect of antimicrobial susceptibility assay, biochemical characteristics and biotyping. The American Type Culture Collection(ATCC 9207) strain of S. boydii was used in this experiment. The study was conducted in revived and lyophilized state of S.boydii. Both revived (Group; Gr. II) and lyophilized (Gr. III) strain of S. boydii were subjected to Mr. Trivedis biofieldtreatment. Gr. II was assessed on day 5 and day 10, while Gr. III on day 10 with respect to control (Gr. I). Sensitivity pattern ofamoxicillin/k-clavulanate was improved from intermediate (I) to susceptible (S) with correspond to MIC value was alsoreduced by two ...

Shigella is a low-infectious dose pathogen that can cause disease in healthy people. It causes a range of diseases from mild watery diarrhea to severe dysentery (shigellosis). The primary objective of this project was to isolate bacteriophage against Shigella dysenteriae and to recognize its different characteristics as an antimicrobial agent to determine the therapeutic potential. In this study, Shigella dysenteria specific bacteriophage was isolated and characterized to develop a therapeutic agent. A total number of 20 samples were collected for the study of this experiment. The samples were collected from different areas of Dhaka city. The samples were initially filtered and the double layer- ager method was used for the isolation of bacteriophages. For the characterization of bacteriophages, host range specificity tests were checked. After examination of the host range, the Shigella dysenteriae phage stated that it had a wide host range as it was able to lyse 5 out of 13 distinct bacterial ...

Seven plasmid-coded polypeptides, designated a through g, were identified by two-dimensional nonequilibrium pH gradient electrophoresis of radiolabeled extracts from minicells of virulent Shigella flexneri serotypes 2a and 5 and enteroinvasive Escherichia coli O143. These polypeptides were deemed to be products of 140-megadalton (MDa) virulence-associated plasmids because they were not synthesized in minicells which were not harboring a 140-MDa plasmid or in minicells which were carrying an F lac plasmid of the same incompatibility group. Synthesis of these polypeptides was repressed in minicells incubated at 30 degrees C and in minicells isolated from a noninvasive opaque colonial variant, even though these strains harbored a 140-MDa plasmid. Enriched fractions of polypeptides b, c, and d were obtained from S. flexneri serotype 5 by preparative isoelectric focusing, and polyclonal rabbit antisera recognizing each polypeptide were raised. These antisera were able to detect cross-reacting ...

Abstract. To evaluate the performance of enterobacterial repetitive intergenic sequence-based polymerase chain reaction (ERIC-PCR) typing versus the current standard for the typing of Shigella pulsed gel electrophoresis (PFGE), we typed 116 Shigella isolates from a village in an endemic setting over a 20-month period using both methods. PFGE identified 37 pulse types and had a discrimination index of 0.925 (95% confidence interval = 0.830-1.00), whereas ERIC-PCR identified 42 types and had a discrimination index of 0.961 (95% confidence interval = 0.886-1.00). PFGE and ERIC-PCR showed a 90.4% correlation in the designation of isolates as clonal or non-clonal in pairwise comparisons. Both systems were highly reproducible and provided highly similar and supplementary data compared with serotyping regarding the transmission dynamics of shigellosis in this community. ERIC-PCR is considerably more rapid and inexpensive than PFGE and may have a complementary role to PFGE for initial investigations of

The shigella infection reported in the Kozhikode corporation limits has been brought under control, said district medical officer Dr V Jayasree. She s

Until now, it has been generally accepted that IpaDs primary function in Shigella invasion is to associate with IpaB within the context of the Mxi/Spa type III secreton to form a plug that prevents or controls the release of the remaining Shigella effectors prior to pathogen contact with a host cell (21). Following activation of the Shigella TTSS, IpaB and IpaC form a translocon pore in the host cell membrane (3, 4). As an integral component of the translocon (3), IpaC may directly initiate the cytoskeletal rearrangements responsible for Shigella entry (18, 31, 36). Similarly, IpaB triggers apoptosis in macrophages (6) and may mediate host cell responses via interactions with CD44 (35). In contrast, IpaD is required for invasion, but it has not been implicated in triggering any specific events in host cells. Recently, it was proposed that IpaD may be involved in delivering IpaB into target cell membranes to initiate formation of the membrane-imbedded Ipa translocon, which then allows the ...

Shigella species sonnei, flexneri, and boydii are among the most important foodborne pathogens [1, 2]. Ingestion of food contaminated with these bacteria causes shigellosis within 12 - 48 hours. Fever, aches, fatigue and loss of appetite are the initial symptoms, which may be associated with watery diarrhea that, in turn, may develop into bloody stools or dysentery. A fatal hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS), due to the production of Shiga toxin, may also develop in certain severe cases [3]. Shigella-related outbreaks occur through direct or indirect human fecal contamination and have been reported in both developed and developing countries wherever poor hygiene standards occur [4]. Food products such as salads, soft cheese, vegetables and meat products are usually reported as being associated with these outbreaks [3].. Lytic phages have been applied successfully to control the growth of various foodborne pathogens including Shigella[5]. They are able to attack sensitive bacteria and utilize their ...

Biochemical Test of Shigella flexneri -Basic Characteristics Properties (Shigella flexneri) Catalase Positive (+ve) Citrate Negative (-ve) Gas Positive (+ve) Gelatin Hydrolysis Negative (-ve) Gram Staining Negative (-ve) Growth in KCN Negative (-ve) H2S Negative (-ve) Indole Variable Motility Non-Motile MR (Methyl Red) Positive (+ve) Nitrate Reduction Positive (+ve) Oxidase Negative (-ve) Pigment Negative (-ve) Shape … Read more Biochemical Test of Shigella flexneri. ...

OBJECTIVE: To measure the proportion of nosocomial diarrhea cases associated with Salmonella and Shigella species. DESIGN: Prospective 6-month survey. SETTING: Tertiary care center in a developing country. PATIENTS: Pediatric and adult patients admitted with the previous 24 hours and all consenting adult or pediatric medical patients with nosocomial diarrhea. OUTCOME MEASURES: Prevalence of Salmonella and Shigella species isolated from rectal swabs at admission and among subjects with nosocomial diarrhea. RESULTS: Salmonella species and Shigella species were isolated from 3.0% and 2.5%, respectively, of 667 patients screened on admission. All admission Salmonella isolates were identified in children under 13 years of age; Shigella prevalence was similar for children and adults. Children with Salmonella at admission were significantly older and more likely to have diarrhea, fever, and some indicators of malnutrition than those from whom Salmonella was not isolated. Salmonella and Shigella were ...

Accumulating biochemical evidence has identified XIAP as a component of the NOD signaling cascade, implicating XIAP in immune inflammatory signaling (Krieg et al, 2009; Damgaard et al, 2012). However, the use of minimal peptidoglycan fragments to stimulate intracellular NOD signaling in these studies cannot fully account for the complexity of a bacterial infection. Our data now clearly implicate XIAP in NOD1‐mediated NF‐κB signaling upon infection with the Gram‐negative enteropathogenic bacterium Shigella, both in vivo and in vitro. Notably, our preliminary analyses in cIAP1‐ or cIAP2‐deficient cells showed no evidence for an involvement of other IAP members in Shigella‐induced NF‐κB activity (data not shown). Therefore, we here focused on the role of XIAP in the NOD‐mediated response to Shigella infection and its antagonization by SMAC. However, since cytosolic SMAC indiscriminately targets cIAPs (Supplementary Fig S2H), we cannot formally exclude the possibility that cIAPs ...

Background The natural hosts of Shigella are conventionally humans and other primates; however, the host range of Shigella has been shown to expand to many animals. Although Shigella is becoming a huge threat to animals, there is limited information on the g...

Children younger than 5 years are the most likely to get shigellosis, but people of all ages can get the disease 1. Many outbreaks are related to childcare settings and schools, because Shigella germs spread from young children to their family members and others in their community. Learn more about how to prevent Shigella infections in children below.. ...

In this study, we provide the first evidence that bacteria such as the enteropathogen Shigella flexneri control the epigenetic of their host by altering the activity of a chromatin reader, the HP1 protein. In an in vivo model of rectocolitis, we showed that the non‐invasive-albeit proinflammatory-mxiD Shigella mutant promotes pronounced HP1γ phosphorylation in the colon when compared to wild‐type Shigella. A phosphoproteome analysis of Toll‐like receptor‐activated macrophages reported that LPS caused major dynamic changes in the cell phosphorylation state, with sub‐data analysis indicating multiple phosphorylation sites on HP1γ, including S83 (Weintz et al, 2010). In the context of our in vivo model of colonic infection, one can reasonably conceived that bacterial challenge might directly-through LPS release-or indirectly initiated proinflammatory signaling cascade(s), leading to increase HP1γ phosphorylation at multiple residues, including the S83 residue monitored in our study. As ...

Many gram-negative bacterial pathogens, including Shigella flexneri, are able to translocate bacterial proteins, dubbed effectors, across the host cell plasma membrane into the host cell cytosol using a syringe-like structure, the type three secretion apparatus (T3SA). While some bacteria use their T3SA to modulate their phagosomal environment (Salmonella spp.), establish pedestal structure to form microcolonies on the plasma membrane (Enteropathogenic Escherichi coli) or lyse their entry vacuole (Shigella spp.), they all have in common a tightly regulated activity of their T3SA. However, the tracking of the activity of the T3SA in infected cells and tissue has been difficult to perform. Using the property of MxiE-dependent promoters that are upregulated when the T3SA is active, we have recently designed a transcription-based secretion activity reporter (TSAR) that allows the following of the activity of the S. flexneri T3SA in real-time in tissue culture cells and in vivo using fast maturing GFP

We identified 3 atypical Shigella flexneri varieties in China, including 92 strains with multidrug resistance, distinct pulse types, and a novel sequence type. Atypical varieties were prevalent mainly in developed regions, and 1 variant has become the dominant Shigella spp. serotype in China. Improved surveillance will help guide the prevention and control of shigellosis ...

Shigella are bacteria that can infect the digestive tract and cause a wide range of symptoms, from diarrhea, cramping, vomiting, and nausea, to more serious complications and illnesses.

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Shigella is an important human food-borne zoonosis bacterial pathogen, and can cause clinically severe diarrhea. There is an urgent need to develop a specific, sensitive and rapid methodology for detection of this pathogen. In this study, loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) combined with magnetic immunocapture assay(IC-LAMP) was first developed for the detection of Shigella in pure culture, artificial milk, and clinical stool samples. This method exhibited a detection limit of 8.7 CFU/mL. Compared with PCR, IC-LAMP is sensitive, specific, and reliable for monitoring Shigella. Additionally, IC-LAMP is more convenient, efficient, and rapid than ordinary LAMP, as it is more efficiently enriches pathogen cells without extraction of genomic DNA. Under isothermal conditions, the amplification curves and the green fluorescence were detected within 30 min in the presence of genomic DNA template. The overall analysis time was approximately 1h, including the enrichment and lysis of the bacterial cells,

Nicholas Thomson, a genomicist at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, first came to know of Cables lethal infection at a conference in October 2011. At the meeting, he met a woman named Philippa Pippa Bracegirdle, who worked in the archives of the UK National Collection of Type Cultures (NCTC), the oldest collection of bacterial cultures in the world. Over a drink, Bracegirdle mentioned that the collection contained an isolate of Shigella, the dysentery-causing kin of E. coli that had killed Cable. Later identified as Shigella flexneri serotype 2a, it was the first bacterial isolate deposited in NCTCs now 5,000-sample-strong biobank ...

Nicholas Thomson, a genomicist at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, first came to know of Cables lethal infection at a conference in October 2011. At the meeting, he met a woman named Philippa Pippa Bracegirdle, who worked in the archives of the UK National Collection of Type Cultures (NCTC), the oldest collection of bacterial cultures in the world. Over a drink, Bracegirdle mentioned that the collection contained an isolate of Shigella, the dysentery-causing kin of E. coli that had killed Cable. Later identified as Shigella flexneri serotype 2a, it was the first bacterial isolate deposited in NCTCs now 5,000-sample-strong biobank ...

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Domain architectures containing the following SCOP superfamilies 110395 in Shigella boydii CDC 3083-94. Domain architectures illustrate each occurrence of 110395.

During 2009, 79 culture-confirmed cases of Shigella infection (1.5 per 100,000 population) were reported (Figure 2). This represents a 75% decrease from the 311 cases reported in 2008, and a 67% decrease from the median number of cases reported annually from 1999 to 2008 (median, 238 cases; range, 68 to 904). In 2009, S. sonnei accounted for 46 (58%) cases, S. flexneri for 27 (34%), S. boydii for 4 (5%), and S. dysenteriae for 2 (3%). Cases ranged in age from 1 to 96 years (median, 16 years). Forty-six percent of cases were ≤10 years of age; children ≤5 years of age accounted for 30% of cases. Eighteen (23%) cases were hospitalized. Seventy-five percent of cases resided in the metropolitan area, including 33% in Hennepin County and 21% in Ramsey County. No outbreaks of shigellosis were identified in 2009.. Every twentieth Shigella isolate re-ceived at MDH is tested for antimicrobial resistance. Three isolates were tested in 2009; 100% were resistant to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, 33% were ...

Shigellosis, or bacillary dysentery, is an intestinal infection caused by Shigella, a genus of enterobacteria. Shigella are potential food-borne pathogens that are capable of colonizing the intestinal epithelium by exploiting epithelial-cell functions and circumventing the host innate immune response. During basolateral entry into the host-cell cytoplasm, Shigella deliver a subset of effectors into the host cells through the type III secretion system. The effectors induce membrane ruffling through the stimulation of the Rac1-WAVE-Arp2/3 pathway, enabling bacterial entry into the epithelial cells. During multiplication within the cells, Shigella secrete another subset of effectors. VirG induces actin polymerization at one pole of the bacteria, allowing the bacteria to spread intracellularly and to infect adjacent cells. OspF, OspG and IpaH(9.8) downregulate the production of proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-8, helping bacteria circumvent the innate immune response ...

Shigella is a highly adapted human pathogen, mainly found in the developing world and causing a severe enteric syndrome. The highly sophisticated infectious strategy of Shigella banks on the capacity to invade the intestinal epithelial barrier and cause its inflammatory destruction. The cellular pathogenesis and clinical presentation of shigellosis are the sum of the complex action of a large number of bacterial virulence factors mainly located on a large virulence plasmid (pINV). The expression of pINV genes is controlled by multiple environmental stimuli through a regulatory cascade involving proteins and sRNAs encoded by both the pINV and the chromosome. The primary regulator of the virulence phenotype is VirF, a DNA-binding protein belonging to the AraC family of transcriptional regulators. The virF gene, located on the pINV, is expressed only within the host, mainly in response to the temperature transition occurring when the bacterium transits from the outer environment to the intestinal ...

On the 230-kilobase-pair (kb) virulence plasmid of Shigella flexneri 2a strain YSH6000, at least seven separate genetic determinants have been identified. One of them, an approximately 4-kb region, virG, that is required for the Sereny reaction, was extensively studied to examine the role of the virG region. The phenotype of a VirG- mutant (M94) of YSH6000 in the cytoplasm of cultured MK cells was characterized by a kinetic study of the invading shigellae. The observed phenotype of M94 in the cytoplasm indicated that the virG locus is not required for multiplication of the invading shigellae, but is essential for their spread to adjacent cells. The DNA region necessary for the VirG function was localized to a 3.6-kb DNA sequence on the 230-kb plasmid. A 130-kilodalton polypeptide was confirmed to be the virG product. External labeling of bacteria with 125I indicated that the 130-kilodalton virG protein is exposed on the bacterial surface. The nucleotide sequence of 4,472 bp, which contains the ...

Mache A, Mengistu Y, Cowley S (1997). Salmonella serogroups identified from adult diarrhoeal out-patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopa: Ashenafi M, Gedebou M (1985). Salmonella and Shigella in adult Antibiotic resistance and plasmid resistance analysis. East. Afr. Med. diarrhoea in Addis Ababa - prevalence and antibiograms. Trans R Mache A, Mengistu Y, Cowley S (1997). Shigella serogroups identified Asrat D (2008). Shigella and Salmonella serogroups and their antibiotic from adult diarrhoeal out-patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: antibiotic susceptibility patterns in Ethiopia. East. Mediterr. Health J., 14(4): resistance and plasmid profile analysis. East. Afr. Med. J. 74(3):179- Assefa A, Gedlu E, Asmelash T (1997). Antibiotic resistance of Naik DG (2006). Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of prevalent Salmonella and Shigella strains in northwest Ethiopia. Shigella species in Asmara, Eritrea, northeast Africa. J. Microbiol. Bauer AW, Kirby WM, Sherris JC, Turck M ...

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Shigellosis remains a serious and frequent disease throughout the world. Development of vaccines has been difficult because shigellae are habitants of and pathogens for humans only and there is no consensus about the mechanism(s) of immunity to this pathogen.. Incomplete, but compelling evidence, indicates that a critical level of serum IgG anti-LPS confers immunity to shigellosis. Important data come from our clinical trial in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recruits. A randomized, double-blind, vaccine-controlled study showed that the S. sonnei-rEPA elicited 74% protection against shigellosis occurring about 3 months after vaccination (p=0.001). This vaccine conferred 43% (p=0.04) protection in one company during an outbreak up to 14 days following vaccination suggesting that our Shigella conjugates might be of value in epidemics. The efficacy of S. sonnei-rEPA was correlated with the level of vaccine-induced IgG antibodies.. The highest incidence, morbidity, and mortality of shigellosis is in ...

Every year 600,000 children under two years old in the developing world die because of infectious diarrhea. Shigella spp. are a major cause of diarrhea, stunted growth, and death in children in the developing world. The cost of antibiotics, the rise of antibiotic resistance, and side-effects of antibiotics on the gut microbiota have made phage therapy an attractive alternative to treating infections caused by bacteria like Shigella.. Exploring the potential that bacteriophages (phage) have as an alternative to combat Shigella is the goal of Nathan Brown and Marta Clokie, researchers at the University of Leicester, who are currently developing the in vivo work of this project in the Animal Facility of the University of Algarve, with the support of Vítor Fernandes, CBMR researcher.. These experiments will tell them if a simple phage cocktail can effectively treat Shigella flexneri 2a in vivo and how many possible effective phage cocktails can be prepared from a library of 300 phages. Over the ...

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At least 116 people were confirmed ill with Shigella infections traced to a Subway restaurant in Lombard, IL in March of 2010. Marler Clark represented 74…

Volunteers stool will be tested to see if the vaccine is present. This will tell whether the vaccine is able to stick to the intestine and grow there. We will see whether this information predicts the strength of the immune responses to the vaccine and whether the vaccine could potentially be passed to close contacts ...

Shigellosis, also known as bacillary dysentery in its most severe manifestation, is a foodborne illness caused by infection by bacteria of the genus Shigella.

Intestinal adherence factor favors colonization in vivo and in animal models. This is 97-kD outer-membrane protein (OMP) encoded by each gene on chromosomes. This codes for intimin protein, and an ant... more

Intestinal adherence factor favors colonization in vivo and in animal models. This is 97-kD outer-membrane protein (OMP) encoded by each gene on chromosomes. This codes for intimin protein, and an ant... more

BioAssay record AID 201598 submitted by ChEMBL: The relative ability of compound to promote the growth of Shigella flexneri SA 240, a strain lacking the ability to synthesize siderophores was measured as zone stimulation at concentration of 50 uM; NA=No activity.

Shigella flexneri ATCC ® 700930™ Designation: 2457T TypeStrain=False Application: Emerging infectious disease and enteric research

Shigella flexneri ATCC ® 700930™ Designation: 2457T TypeStrain=False Application: Emerging infectious disease and enteric research

VIENNA, 24-Sep-2020 - /EPR HEALTHCARE NEWS/ - Eveliqure Biotechnologies GmbH, an Austrian biotechnology company, today announces the initiation of clinical testing for its ShigETEC vaccine candidate, with the dosing of the first subject in a Phase 1 safety and immunogenicity study in Europe. ShigETEC is an orally administered vaccine candidate targeting Shigella and Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC), two of the major pathogens responsible for diarrhoeal diseases in travelers to endemic countries, as well as a major threat to children living in low- and middle- income countries.. Currently no effective vaccines against these two pathogens exist and previous attempts to develop vaccines against Shigella and ETEC have failed. Eveliqure has employed a radically innovative approach based on a live attenuated Shigella vaccine strain rationally designed to provide broad, serotype independent protection against both Shigella and ETEC, and is developing the vaccine for both travelers to endemic countries ...

Shigellosis is an infection of the intestines caused by Shigella bacteria. Signs and symptoms may range from mild abdominal discomfort to full-blown dysentery characterized by cramps, diarrhea, with slimy-consistent stools, fever, blood, pus, or mucus in stools or tenesmus. Discover the latest research on shigellosis here. ...

The serotype distribution and susceptibility to nine antibiotics was determined for 2491 Shigella isolates cultured in the medical laboratory of the Centre Hospitalier de Kigali, Rwanda, during 1983 to 1993. Overall, Shigella flexneri was the most frequent species, ranking before Shigella sonnei, Shigella boydii, and Shigella dysenteriae. However, the relative frequency of the different Shigella spp. showed an important variability over time. S flexneri increased from 40% in 1983 to 68% of the isolates in 1993 whereas S. dysenteriae Type 1 decreased gradually from 30 to 0.5% of the isolates in 1992. After the outbreak of severe civil unrest, which caused the displacement of many people to the capital, a new epidemic of dysentery started in the Kigali area and S. dysenteriae Type 1 accounted again for 24% of the isolates in 1993. In 1983, resistance to tetracycline, streptomycin, and sulfonamides was common among the endemic Shigella spp. Resistance to chloramphenicol was observed in 17% (30/182) ...

Shigella species represent one of the growing numbers of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in developing countries. Fluoroquinolone-resistant strains of Shigella dysenteriae type1 and Shigella flexneri type 2a emerged in India during 2002 and 2003, respectively. Sixty strains of Shigella from different parts of India were analysed for antimicrobial susceptibility, the presence of the qnr plasmid, mutations in the quinolone resistance determining regions (QRDRs), fluoroquinolone accumulation, and the presence of other genes encoding resistance to various antimicrobials. Fluoroquinolone-resistant strains had mutations in gyrA and parC genes and had an active efflux system. They were also resistant to several other antimicrobials but were susceptible to azithromycin and ceftriaxone. The majority of the strains harboured genes encoding resistance to ampicillin (97 %), tetracycline (95 %), streptomycin (95 %) and chloramphenicol (94 %). PFGE analysis revealed clonality among strains of S. dysenteriae types 1

Shigella er en den vanligste årsaken til dysenteri, og rammer særlig barn i u-land. Årlig dør ca. 165 millioner mennesker av sykdom forårsaket av Shigella. Av de fire Shigella artene Shigella boydii, Shigella dysenteriae, Shigella flexneri og Shigella sonnei er S. flexneri er den hyppigst forekommende i u-land. S. sonnei er den vanligste i i-land og smitte skjer typisk ved internasjonal reise eller av kontaminerte matvarer. Genotyping av bakterier med epidemisk potensial er vanlig, og i denne oppgaven ble det utviklet en PCR basert metode for å type Shigella sp. Metoden er multiple-locus variable number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA). For MLVA utnyttes bestemte hypervariable områder på genomet som består av repetisjonenheter etter hverandre. Disse repeterte områdene kalles variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) loci. Antall repetisjonsenheter på et locus varierer som oftest mellom ulike bakteriestammer og er en veldokumentert stammedefinerende parameter. MLVA gjør det mulig å ...

Looking for online definition of Shigella flexneri in the Medical Dictionary? Shigella flexneri explanation free. What is Shigella flexneri? Meaning of Shigella flexneri medical term. What does Shigella flexneri mean?

Shigella flexneri is the major pathogen causing bacillary dysentery. Fifteen serotypes have been recognized up to now. The genesis of new S. flexneri serotypes is commonly mediated by serotype-converting bacteriophages. Untypeable or novel serotypes from natural infections had been reported worldwide but have not been generated in laboratory. A new S. flexneri serotype-serotype 1 d was generated when a S. flexneri serotype Y strain (native LPS) was sequentially infected with 2 serotype-converting bacteriophages, SfX first and then SfI. The new serotype 1 d strain agglutinated with both serotype X-specific anti-7;8 grouping serum and serotype 1a-specific anti- I typing serum, and differed from subserotypes 1a, 1b and 1c. Twenty four S. flexneri clinical isolates of serotype X were all converted to serotype 1 d by infection with phage SfI. PCR and sequencing revealed that SfI and SfX were integrated in tandem into the proA-yaiC region of the host chromosome. These findings suggest a new S. flexneri

The Shigella bacteria cause bacillary dysentery, which remains a significant threat to public health. The genus status and species classification appear no longer valid, as compelling evidence indicates that Shigella, as well as enteroinvasive Escherichia coli, are derived from multiple origins of E …

Shigella sonnei is a species of Shigella. Together with Shigella flexneri, it is responsible for 90% of shigellosis cases. Shigella sonnei is named for the Danish bacteriologist Carl Olaf Sonne. It is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped, nonmotile, nonspore-forming bacterium. This species polymerizes host cell actin. This species is clonal and has spread worldwide. Analysis of 132 strains has shown that they originated from a common ancestor in Europe around 1500 AD. Group D Shigella bacteria cause shigellosis. Those infected with the bacteria release it into their stool, thus causing possibility of spread through food or water, or from direct contact to a person orally. Having poorly sanitized living conditions or contaminated food or water contributes to contracting the disease. Infants and toddlers, the elderly, travelers, and ill people are susceptible to the most severe symptoms of S. sonnei disease. Shigellosis is commonly suffered by individuals with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) ...

Lipopolysaccharide core structures and their correlation with genetic groupings of Shigella strains. A novel core variant in Shigella boydii type 16

Background Shigellosis as a global human health problem is more severe than other forms of gastroenteritis and causes over a million deaths in developing countries worldwide annually. Fatality due to shigellosis is usually due to dehydration and two-third of fatalities are seen among children. The aim of current study was to describe fatal cases of shigellosis due to infection with Shigella sonnei and S. flexneri. Patients and Methods We investigated the fatal cases of shigellosis among all children with acute diarrhea admitted to Childrens Medical Center, Tehran, Iran. Bacterial isolation and identification was achieved according to standard bacteriological methods. Antibiotic susceptibility tests, plasmid profiling and ribotyping were performed to investigate the clonal relationship among the isolates. Results Among 1200 children with acute diarrhea, 140(12.7%) cases had shigellosis. Of these, three patients died. No signs of severe dehydration were observed among the fatal cases. The symptoms were

Shigella species are commonly pathogenic to humans, causing severe gastroenteritis (bacillary dysentery). In healthy adults, dysentery is a self-limiting disease, but it can be fatal to infants and young children, causing over 1 million deaths a year. We have completed the genome sequence of Shigella flexneri serotype 2a strain 2457T, which has been the subject of extensive molecular pathogenesis and genetics research. The 2457T genome was compared with other Enterobacterial pathogens, including another recently sequenced S. flexneri 2a strain, 301.. Whole-genome shotgun libraries of strain 2457T were constructed in M13Janus (insert size ~2.0 kbp) and pBlueScript KS- (insert size ~5 kbp). Clones were sequenced using dye terminator chemistry, collecting 66,219 reads on ABI377 and 3700 instruments (final coverage 7.2X). A whole-genome optical map of XhoI sites was prepared to aid the ordering of contigs during assembly and to confirm the endpoints and lengths of inversions in the strain ...

Background: Recombinant vaccine technology is one of the most developed means in controlling infectious diseases. However, an effective vaccine against Shigella is still missing. Objective: To evaluate recombinant IpaC protein of Shigella as a vaccine candidate. Methods: In this study we cloned IpaC gene into an expression vector in prokaryotic system. The protein expression was evaluated by SDS-PAGE and Western-Blotting analysis. The recombinant protein was purified using Ni-NTA affinity chromatography. Guinea pigs were immunized with the recombinant protein and the level of immunogenicity was examined by ELISA and Western blotting of IpaC. Challenge test was done through the intraoculary injection of Shigella dysenteriae (6×108 CFU/eye) and after 48 hours was scored for keratoconjunctivitis. Results: The results showed a remarkable level of immunogenicity in terms of antibody response and protection against keratoconjunctivitis in tested animals. The recombinant IpaC protein provided a protective

Shigellosis is an acute invasive enteric infection caused by bacteria belonging to the genus Shigella; it is clinically manifested by bloody diarrhoea. Shigellosis is endemic in many developing countries including Cameroon and also occurs in epidemics causing considerable morbidity and mortality. This study evaluated the epidemiological and clinical features of Shigella and the resistance pattern of isolates to commonly used antibiotics in the Buea Health District in Cameroon, from April to August, 2010. Of the 223 stool samples cultured, 10 (4.5%) yielded Shigella species. Isolation rate was observed to be more in children below 15 years (7.89%), and also higher in rural areas (6.35%). All 10 isolates showed resistance to at least two antibiotics and 9 (90%) were multi-drug resistant. The highest resistance rates were encountered with cotrimoxazole (90%) and amoxicillin (80%). Least resistance was observed with azithromycin (10%). Shigellosis is more prevalent in children below 15 years in the Buea

Salmonella. Salmonella, a genus of bacteria that frequently cause infections in humans and other animals. There are over 300 types of Salmonella classified in the family Enterobacteriaceae. These are aerobic, or oxygen-dependent rod-shaped, gram-negative bacteria. They are generally motile and usually do not produce spores.. Salmonella infections, commonly called salmonellosis, most often affect the gastrointestinal tract but may be generalized. The infection may range in severity from very mild, almost imperceptible, to very serious, sometimes even fatal, as in such a disease as typhoid. Salmonella are transmitted through the feces and urine of infected persons or occasionally animals, with feces-contaminated hands a common vector.. Shigella. Shigella, a genus of nonmotile, gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria that can cause intestinal disturbances in man and other animals. Infection with a strain of Shigella produces an acute infection known as bacillary dysentery or shigellosis. Some infections ...

ARGs are widespread and cause problems when present in pathogens [26]. Over the past decade, MDR Shigella has been reported in many countries [27]. However, only a few studies have described the prevalence of Shigella in animals worldwide. In the present study, we investigated the epidemiology of S. flexneri in cows in northwest China. During a 2-year survey, 54 S. flexneri isolates were obtained. Unfortunately, 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis does not effectively distinguish between closely related strains in a superfamily, such as Shigella and E. coli [28], and conventional biochemical and serological techniques are also insufficient. Therefore, PFGE was utilized to analyze the molecular characteristics of these isolates, to determine the relatedness among isolates and to study the molecular epidemiology in specific geographical regions. The clustering results allowed us to analyze the epidemiological trends of S. flexneri. Characterization of these isolates will be helpful for clinical ...

Lien vers Pubmed [PMID] - 19274103. PLoS ONE 2009;4(3):e4713. BACKGROUND: Shigella, an enteroinvasive bacteria induces a major inflammatory response responsible for acute rectocolitis in humans. However, early effect of Shigella flexneri (S. flexneri) infection upon the human mucosa and its microenvironement, in particular the enteric nervous system, remains currently unknown. Therefore, in this study, we sought to characterize ex vivo the early events of shigellosis in a model of human colonic explants. In particular, we aimed at identifying factors produced by S. flexneri and responsible for the lesions of the barrier. We also aimed at determining the putative lesions of the enteric nervous system induced by S. flexneri.. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We first showed that, following 3 h of infection, the invasive but not the non-invasive strain of S. flexneri induced significant desquamation of the intestinal epithelial barrier and a reduction of epithelial height. These changes were ...

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The intent of this research project was to purify the Shigella flexneri virulence plasmid without the use of ultra-centrifugation. The ultra-centrifugation is the most commonly used technique; however the PFGE has proven to isolate the plasmid with the similar efficiency without decreasing quality of the DNA sample. Once the plasmid was purified, the construction of a library of the plasmid was started. A library of this particular bacterial plasmid will help greatly in identifying the genes responsible for the maintenance of this plasmid. This particular plasmid is of great interest because it is primarily responsible for the pathogenic characteristics of the bacteria. The S. flexneri virulence plasmid is a highly stable single copy plasmid that is approximately 230kb in size. The stability of the plasmid is essential for the bacterias ability to cause disease. The identification of the stability genes encoded in the Shigella flexneri virulence plasmid would greatly increase our ability to ...

The intent of this research project was to purify the Shigella flexneri virulence plasmid without the use of ultra-centrifugation. The ultra-centrifugation is the most commonly used technique; however the PFGE has proven to isolate the plasmid with the similar efficiency without decreasing quality of the DNA sample. Once the plasmid was purified, the construction of a library of the plasmid was started. A library of this particular bacterial plasmid will help greatly in identifying the genes responsible for the maintenance of this plasmid. This particular plasmid is of great interest because it is primarily responsible for the pathogenic characteristics of the bacteria. The S. flexneri virulence plasmid is a highly stable single copy plasmid that is approximately 230kb in size. The stability of the plasmid is essential for the bacterias ability to cause disease. The identification of the stability genes encoded in the Shigella flexneri virulence plasmid would greatly increase our ability to ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Emergence of resistance to fluoroquinolones and third-generation cephalosporins in Shigella flexneri subserotype 1c isolates from China. AU - Qiu, S.. AU - Xu, X.. AU - Wang, Y.. AU - Yang, G.. AU - Wang, Z.. AU - Wang, H.. AU - Zhang, L.. AU - Liu, N.. AU - Chen, C.. AU - Liu, W.. AU - Li, J.. AU - Su, W.. AU - Jia, L.. AU - Wang, L.. AU - Jin, H.. AU - Keim, Paul S. AU - Yuan, Z.. AU - Huang, L.. AU - Song, H.. PY - 2012/4. Y1 - 2012/4. N2 - We report here on the first identification of Shigella flexneri subserotype 1c in China. We also report the emergence of resistance to ciprofloxacin and third-generation cephalosporins in this subserotype 1c for the first time. Isolates of seven strains circulating in China yielded three new sequence types and seven pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns, thus demonstrating the existence of high genetic diversity within the isolates. Overall, the seven isolates showed reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin; one isolate was ciprofloxacin ...

BACKGROUND: Shigellosis is an acute, severe bacterial colitis that, in high-income countries, is typically associated with travel to high-risk regions (Africa, Asia, and Latin America). Since the 1970s, shigellosis has also been reported as a sexually transmitted infection in men who have sex with men (MSM), in whom transmission is an important component of shigellosis epidemiology in high-income nations. We aimed to use sophisticated subtyping and international sampling to determine factors driving shigellosis emergence in MSM linked to an outbreak in the UK.,br/, METHODS: We did a large-scale, cross-sectional genomic epidemiological study of shigellosis cases collected from 29 countries between December, 1995, and June 8, 2014. Focusing on an ongoing epidemic in the UK, we collected and whole-genome sequenced clinical isolates of Shigella flexneri serotype 3a from high-risk and low-risk regions, including cases associated with travel and sex between men. We examined relationships between ...

The virulence gene icsA of Shigella flexneri encodes an invasion protein crucial for host colonization by pathogenic bacteria. Within the intergenic region virA-icsA, we have discovered a new gene that encodes a non-translated antisense RNA (named RnaG), transcribed in cis on the complementary strand of icsA. In vitro transcription assays show that RnaG promotes premature termination of transcription of icsA mRNA. Transcriptional inhibition is also observed in vivo by monitoring the expression profile in Shigella by real-time polymerase chain reaction and when RnaG is provided in trans. Chemical and enzymatic probing of the leader region of icsA mRNA either free or bound to RnaG indicate that upon hetero-duplex formation an intrinsic terminator, leading to transcription block, is generated on the nascent icsA mRNA. Mutations in the hairpin structure of the proposed terminator impair the RnaG mediated-regulation of icsA transcription. This study represents the first evidence of transcriptional ...

Many human Gram-negative bacterial pathogens express a Type Three Secretion Apparatus (T3SA), including among the most notorious Shigella spp., Salmonella enterica, Yersinia enterocolitica and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC). These bacteria express on their surface multiple copies of the T3SA that mediate the delivery into host cells of specific protein substrates critical to pathogenesis. Shigella spp. are Gram-negative bacterial pathogens responsible for human bacillary dysentery. The effector function of several Shigella T3SA substrates has largely been studied but their potential cellular targets are far from having been comprehensively delineated. In addition, it is likely that some T3SA substrates have escaped scrutiny as yet. Indeed, sequencing of the virulence plasmid of Shigella flexneri has revealed numerous open reading frames with unknown functions that could encode additional T3SA substrates. Taking advantage of label-free mass spectrometry detection of proteins secreted by ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Thinking outside the Osp(G) - Kinase activation by E2-ubiquitin. AU - De Jong, Maarten F.. AU - Alto, Neal M.. PY - 2014/3/3. Y1 - 2014/3/3. N2 - OspG is a secreted effector kinase from the human pathogen Shigella that is required for the reduction of immune responses during Shigella infection. A new study in The EMBO Journal provides a co-crystal structure of OspG bound to UbcH5c∼Ub, revealing how a bacterial kinase can be activated by the host ubiquitin conjugation machinery. These results provide molecular insight into an enigmatic microbial virulence factor that thwarts the host immune surveillance system to cause disease.. AB - OspG is a secreted effector kinase from the human pathogen Shigella that is required for the reduction of immune responses during Shigella infection. A new study in The EMBO Journal provides a co-crystal structure of OspG bound to UbcH5c∼Ub, revealing how a bacterial kinase can be activated by the host ubiquitin conjugation machinery. These ...

Oct. 11, 2017 - Studies from Dr. Feng Shaos laboratory reveals a novel ubiquitination and degradation mechanism used by an enteric bacterial pathogen Shigella flexneri to counteract cell-autonomous innate immune defense. The work entitled

TEM-1 hyperproduction in two ampicillin-sulbactam-resistant Shigella flexneri strains was studied. In both strains the blaTEM gene was encoded as a single copy on a large conjugatively transferable plasmid. A single G--,T transversion at position 1 of the -10 consensus sequence was identified to be the mechanism of TEM-1 hyperproduction. ...

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Shigellosis is a major cause of diarrhea and dysentery with high morbidity and mortality in many parts of the world. Since Shigella species are primarily pathogens of humans and some primates, studies on pathogenesis, vaccine reactogenicity and immunogenicity are mostly determined directly in human volunteers. The lack of animal models has been a major obstacle in the development of effective therapy and prevention. Researchers at the Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health are developing and evaluating the gnotobiotic piglet as a model for shigellosis. Several drawbacks for using non-human primates as a model include expense and the high ID50 required to induce infection and disease which is some six logs higher than that required for humans. The objective of this work is to develop a well-characterized reproducible animal model, and identify disease parameters that are shared with shigellosis in humans and those that are unique to the model. We have also begun development of ...

Rainbow Agar Shigella/Aeromonas was developed to directly isolate these important causative agents of gastroenteritis. The medium is inhibitory to gram-postive bacteria and most non-enteric gram-negative bacteria, but is not toxic to the target species. Most other enteric species including Escherichia coli are significantly inhibited, and colonies that grow are blue. Strains of all four Shigella species (sonnei, flexneri, boydii and dysenteriae) as well as some Aeromonas species (hydrophila, jandaei and tructi) grow as large or medium-sized orange-red colonies.. (Microbial ID Products Not for Human In Vitro Diagnostic Use). View our bibliography of published articles.. ...

The IcsA autotransporter protein is a major virulence factor of the human intracellular pathogen Shigella flexneri. IcsA is distributed at the poles in the outer membrane (OM) of S. flexneri and interacts with components of the host actin-polymerization machinery to facilitate intracellular actin-based motility and subsequent cell-to-cell spreading of the bacterium. We sought to characterize the biochemical properties of IcsA in the bacterial OM. Chemical cross-linking data suggested that IcsA exists in a complex in the OM. Furthermore, reciprocal co-immunoprecipitation of differentially epitope-tagged IcsA proteins indicated that IcsA is able to self-associate. The identification of IcsA linker-insertion mutants that were negatively dominant provided genetic evidence of IcsA-IcsA interactions. From these results, we propose a model whereby IcsA self-association facilitates efficient actin-based motility.

Shigella flexneri causes bacillary dysentery in humans by invading epithelial cells of the colon. Cell invasion occurs via bacterium-directed phagocytosis, a

Speaking of symptoms, indicators that you have shigellosis may range anywhere from very mild to severe. It is possible that you already have the infection but not report it to a doctor because of mild symptoms. To keep the infection from spreading, frequent hand washing has to be done. Proper food handling and preparation is vital, too.. Causes and Symptoms. As mentioned earlier, shigella is the bacteria that cause shigellosis. They thrive in the feces of someone who is suffering from shigellosis, and coming into contact with his or her feces is how the infection spreads around. Its for this reason why washing the hands frequently with antibacterial soap is one of the best ways to ward off shigellosis.. Shigellosis is usually associated with poor sanitation and living conditions, hence it is very common in developing countries and where theres overcrowding. Consumption of food and water contaminated with the bacteria can leave you infected. Travelers who visit developing countries may also be ...

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Summary. This Health Advisory describes the identification of emerging Shigella strains with elevated minimum inhibitory concentration values for ciprofloxacin and outlines new recommendations for clinical diagnosis, management, and reporting, as well as new recommendations for laboratories and public health officials. Current interpretive criteria provided by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) categorize these strains as susceptible to ciprofloxacin, which is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic and a key agent in the management of Shigella infections.. However, recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local public health partners show that these strains often have a quinolone resistance gene that may lead to clinically significant reduced susceptibility to fluoroquinolone antibiotics. Clinicians treating patients with multidrug-resistant shigellosis for whom antibiotic treatment is indicated should avoid prescribing fluoroquinolones if the ...

Shigella flexneri is a gram-negative, invasive bacterial pathogen that afflicts the human colonic epithelium, causing shigellosis, an illness triggering severe dysentery. The World Health Organization cites the disease burden of shigellosis near 90 million episodes and 108,000 deaths per year. The motility and spread of Shigella is modulated by icsP, a virulence gene. The transcription factor VirB positively regulates many virulence genes encoded by the Shigella virulence plasmid. Two distal binding sites of VirB have been shown to regulate the promoter activity of icsP, despite their location of more than 1 kb upstream of the transcription start site. Five VirB binding sites are located between these two sites and the transcription start site, and two are located in close proximity downstream of the transcription start site. Investigation into the impact of the VirB binding sites is part of a larger effort to understand the workings of VirB, which is the major switch that controls virulence gene

Shigella dysenteriae antibody LS-C511255 is an AP-conjugated mouse monoclonal antibody to shigella dysenteriae Shigella dysenteriae. Validated for ELISA.

BACKGROUND: Shigellosis is an acute, severe bacterial colitis that, in high-income countries, is typically associated with travel to high-risk regions (Africa, Asia, and Latin America). Since the 1970s, shigellosis has also been reported as a sexually transmitted infection in men who have sex with men (MSM), in whom transmission is an important component of shigellosis epidemiology in high-income nations. We aimed to use sophisticated subtyping and international sampling to determine factors driving shigellosis emergence in MSM linked to an outbreak in the UK. METHODS: We did a large-scale, cross-sectional genomic epidemiological study of shigellosis cases collected from 29 countries between December, 1995, and June 8, 2014. Focusing on an ongoing epidemic in the UK, we collected and whole-genome sequenced clinical isolates of Shigella flexneri serotype 3a from high-risk and low-risk regions, including cases associated with travel and sex between men. We examined relationships between ...

Shigella species, including Shigella dysenteriae, are causative agents of bacillary dysentery, a disease characterized by severe diarrhea and blood in the stool. Although a number of genes required for virulence have ...

Objective To look for the clinical manifestations and final result of shigellosis among kids infected with different types of admitted towards the icddr, b Dhaka medical center during twelve months. 10% and didnt differ considerably by species. Within a multiple regression evaluation young age, malnutrition, hyponatremia, reduced stool frequency, recorded seizure, and unconsciousness were predictive of death. Conclusions Both severe intestinal disease and extra-intestinal manifestations of shigellosis happen with illness by any of the four varieties of type 1. Among these inpatient children, the risk of death was high with illness of any of the four Shigella varieties. Intro Shigellosis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality among children in developing countries, and is also an important cause of morbidity in industrialized countries. [1], [2], [3], [4], [5] Clinical descriptions of bacillary dysentery were published Vicriviroc Malate soon after the recognition by Shiga in 1897 of ...

Shigella causes bacillary dysentery in humans, the only known host. A major feature of its pathogenic potential is the capacity to invade intestinal epithelial cells. Shigella entry into epithelial cells is considered a parasite induced internalization process requiring cytoskeletal rearrangements. Shigella induces a blossom-like membrane structure consisting of membrane sheaths that coalesce above and thus internalize the invasive microorganism. Cytoskeletal remodeling is an essential part of the entry process and is regulated by the small GTPase rho. Temporal and special regulation of rho activity is important to prevent excessive generation of F-actin in depense of the cellular G-actin pool. The class IX myosin myr5 is characterized by a GTPase activating protein (GAP)-module in the tail region. The GAP-module of myr5 is able to inactivate rho. We therefore hypothesized a potential role of myr5 in the regulation of rho activity during Shigella entry into epithelial cells. We could show that ...

Shigella causes bacillary dysentery in humans, the only known host. A major feature of its pathogenic potential is the capacity to invade intestinal epithelial cells. Shigella entry into epithelial cells is considered a parasite induced internalization process requiring cytoskeletal rearrangements. Shigella induces a blossom-like membrane structure consisting of membrane sheaths that coalesce above and thus internalize the invasive microorganism. Cytoskeletal remodeling is an essential part of the entry process and is regulated by the small GTPase rho. Temporal and special regulation of rho activity is important to prevent excessive generation of F-actin in depense of the cellular G-actin pool. The class IX myosin myr5 is characterized by a GTPase activating protein (GAP)-module in the tail region. The GAP-module of myr5 is able to inactivate rho. We therefore hypothesized a potential role of myr5 in the regulation of rho activity during Shigella entry into epithelial cells. We could show that ...

Shigellosis is usually treated with antibiotics. But some types of Shigella bacteria are not killed by antibiotics. This is called resistance. Because using antibiotics can make these bacteria even more resistant, mild cases of shigellosis are often not treated with antibiotics. In this case, shigellosis is treated by managing complications until it passes. Dehydration caused by diarrhea is the most common complication. Do not use medicines to prevent diarrhea. To prevent dehydration, take frequent sips of a rehydration drink (such as Pedialyte). Try to drink a cup of water or rehydration drink for each large, loose stool you have. Soda and fruit juices have too much sugar and not enough of the important electrolytes that are lost during diarrhea, and they should not be used to rehydrate.. Try to stay with your normal diet as much as possible. Eating your usual diet will help you to get enough nutrition. Doctors believe that eating a normal diet will also help you feel better faster. But try to ...

For genomic DNA extraction, bacteriophage SfΦ01 was inoculated to S. flexneri grown in R2A medium and incubated overnight at 37°C. Bacterial cells were removed by centrifugation and filtration with a 0.45-μm-pore-size filter. Bacteriophage particles were concentrated using the Centricon Plus-70 filter (Merck Millipore), and 160 μl of bacteriophage concentrate was mixed with 20 μl of DNase I (Promega) to digest free DNA. Bacteriophage genomic DNA was extracted from the resultant sample using the PowerBiofilm DNA isolation kit (Mo Bio Laboratories). Sequencing libraries were prepared using the TruSeq PCR-free library prep kit (Illumina) with an insert fragment size of ca. 350 bp and paired-end sequenced by using the MiSeq platform (Illumina) with v2 chemistry (250 cycles). The sequencing reads (541,594 reads each for forward and reverse sequencing reactions) were assembled de novo by using the SPAdes v. 3.12 program (10). The genome assembly depth (coverage) was 1,618. Genes were predicted by ...

The EFGH study will employ cross-sectional and longitudinal study designs to establish incidence and consequences of Shigella moderate-to-severe diarrhea (MSD) within 7 country sites in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Children under 36 months of age presenting with MSD at selected study health facilities will be recruited over an 18-month period and followed for 3-6 months (to be determined). A population census will take place to enumerate the population of children aged ,36 months in the hospital catchment area (or a portion of the catchment area) and a health care utilization survey will determine the proportion of MSD cases that present in EFGH study health facilities. These data will inform the design of Shigella vaccine efficacy trials in the target population of children living in LMICs and generate key data to inform Shigella vaccine value propositions. In this first phase (Phase A) we will develop a protocol; obtain ethical review board approvals; generate and pilot test case report ...