PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ANTIGENS AGAINST ISOLATED Shigella spp FROM INFECTED STOOL SAMPLES
Dr. Mahenthiran R.*, Sudharsan K., Sornambiga Ravi, Archana S. Nair, Vishnu Priyanka K. and Poovendiran P.
ABSTRACT
Shigellosis, also known as bacillary dysentery or Shigella dysentery, is
an enteric bacterial infection caused by a group of Shigella spp.
Nowadays, shigellosis is still a major health problem in many parts of
world, especially in the developing countries. Bacteria of the genus
Shigella spp are human pathogens that infect the gastro-intestinal tract
and cause acute shigellosis. Shigella spp are Gram-negative, nonmotile,
facultative anaerobic pathogens that are closely related to
Escherichia coli but have evolved specific traits of pathogenicity,
physiology and serology. Shigella flexnari strains were isolated and
characterized by various isolation and identification methods.
Keywords: Shigella spp, ELISA, IgY.
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