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- adjective Flexner (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Flexner's ..."
Etymologies
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Examples
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My cousins S. flexneri, S. boydii, S. sonnei and I are all very close.
Archive 2006-06-01 Emma Lurie 2006
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My cousins S. flexneri, S. boydii, S. sonnei and I are all very close.
Shigella dysenteriae Emma Lurie 2006
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Shigella infection: in mild, transient diarrhoea caused by shigella, antibiotic treatment may be unnecessary as, for example, in mild Sonne or flexneri dysentery.
Chapter 6 1985
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Although it did not affect adherence of EPEC, it inhibited the invasion of both EIEC and S. flexneri to HEp-2 cells.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Tannaz Birdi 2010
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The decoction of P. guajava showed antibacterial activity towards S. flexneri and Vibrio cholerae.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Tannaz Birdi 2010
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Shigella flexneri infection, and plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) determinants were recently reported.
Naturejobs - All Jobs Zizhong Xiong 2010
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S. flexneri isolates collected from Anhui province, China, in 2005 were screened for PMQR determinants, bla gene, gyrA and parC genes, by PCR and sequencing.
Naturejobs - All Jobs Zizhong Xiong 2010
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The decoction also inhibited the adherence of EPEC and invasion by both EIEC and S. flexneri to HEp-2 cells.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Tannaz Birdi 2010
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Shigella flexneri, the causative agent of dysentery
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Shigella flexneri was assessed using HEp-2 cell line.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Tannaz Birdi 2010
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