Hierarchical genomic analysis of carried and invasive serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis during the 2011 epidemic in Chad

Hierarchical genomic analysis of carried and invasive serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis during the 2011 epidemic in Chad

Abstract Background Serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis (NmA) was the cause of the 2011 meningitis epidemics in Chad. This bacterium, often carried asymptomatically, is considered to be an “accidental pathogen”; however, the transition from carriage to disease phenotype remains poorly understood. Thi...

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Main Authors: Kanny Diallo, Kadija Gamougam, Doumagoum M. Daugla, Odile B. Harrison, James E. Bray, Dominique A. Caugant, Jay Lucidarme, Caroline L. Trotter, Musa Hassan-King, James M. Stuart, Olivier Manigart, Brian M. Greenwood, Martin C. J. Maiden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Whole genome sequencing
Meningitis epidemic
African meningitis belt
Pharyngeal carriage
Serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-017-3789-0

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