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Brief Report

Gastrointestinal signals in supplemented media reveal a role in adherence for the Shigella flexneri sap autotransporter gene

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Article: 2331985 | Received 22 May 2023, Accepted 14 Mar 2024, Published online: 28 Mar 2024

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