supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 30700033);National Basic Research Program of China (Grant Nos. 2009CB522603 and 2005CB522904)
Gram-negative,facultative intracellular anaerobes of the genus Shigella,the principal etiologic agents of shigellosis,continue to pose a threat to public health. Shigellosis causes 1.1 million deaths with over 164 mil...