Genomic Epidemiology of Hypervirulent Serogroup W, ST-11 Neisseria meningitidis

Genomic Epidemiology of Hypervirulent Serogroup W, ST-11 Neisseria meningitidis

Neisseria meningitidis is a leading bacterial cause of sepsis and meningitis globally with dynamic strain distribution over time. Beginning with an epidemic among Hajj pilgrims in 2000, serogroup W (W) sequence type (ST) 11 emerged as a leading cause of epidemic meningitis in the African ‘meningitis...

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Main Authors: Mustapha M. Mustapha, Jane W. Marsh, Mary G. Krauland, Jorge O. Fernandez, Ana Paula S. de Lemos, Julie C. Dunning Hotopp, Xin Wang, Leonard W. Mayer, Jeffrey G. Lawrence, N. Luisa Hiller, Lee H. Harrison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-10-01
Series:EBioMedicine
Subjects:
Hajj clone
Invasive meningococcal disease
W135
Whole genome sequencing
Virulence factors
FHbp
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396415301286

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