Shigella sonnei is an important cause of bacterial dysentery in the developed world and has also recently emerged in transitional countries. Phylogenetic analysis based on whole-genome sequencing of a global sample has detailed the recent evolutionary history of this pathogen and shed light on the genetic changes associated with this epidemiological shift.
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Feil, E. The emergence and spread of dysentery. Nat Genet 44, 964–965 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.2389
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