Characterization and Distribution of the autB Gene in Neisseria meningitidis

We aimed to investigate and understand the characterization and distribution of the autB gene in Neisseria meningitidis in China. autB is flanked by two conservative genes, smpB and glcD, and it can be present in the majority of meningococcal isolates, but not in 053442 of clonal complex 4821 (CC482...

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Main Authors: Aiyu Zhang, Pan Zhao, Bingqing Zhu, Fenglin Shi, Li Xu, Yuan Gao, Na Xie, Zhujun Shao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00436/full