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A new colicine type (type 15) of Shigella sonnei

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

R. R. Gillies  and
D. O. Brown
R. R. Gillies
Affiliation:
Bacteriology Department, University of Edinburgh
D. O. Brown
Affiliation:
Bacteriology Department, University of Edinburgh
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1. A new colicine type (type 15) of Shigella sonnei is described.

2. The epidemiological circumstances associated with its appearance in Edinburgh and Glasgow are summarized.

3. Our indices of reliability as an epidemiological marker are fulfilled by this new type.

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Research Article
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 64 , Issue 3 , September 1966 , pp. 305 - 308
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1966

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