Clonal Groupings in Serogroup X Neisseria meningitidis

Clonal Groupings in Serogroup X Neisseria meningitidis

The genetic diversity of 134 serogroup X Neisseria meningitis isolates from Africa, Europe, and North America was analyzed by multilocus sequence typing and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Although most European and American isolates were highly diverse, one clonal grouping was identified in spora...

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Main Authors: Sébastien Gagneux, Thierry Wirth, Abraham Hodgson, Ingrid Ehrhard, Giovanna Morelli, Paula Kriz, Blaise Genton, Tom Smith, Fred Binka, Gerd Pluschke, Mark Achtman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Africa
Burkina Faso
Chad
genotyping
Ghana
Mali
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/5/01-0227_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/5/01-0227_article

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