Expansion of a urethritis-associated Neisseria meningitidis clade in the United States with concurrent acquisition of N. gonorrhoeae alleles

Expansion of a urethritis-associated Neisseria meningitidis clade in the United States with concurrent acquisition of N. gonorrhoeae alleles

Abstract Background Increased reports of Neisseria meningitidis urethritis in multiple U.S. cities during 2015 have been attributed to the emergence of a novel clade of nongroupable N. meningitidis within the ST-11 clonal complex, the “U.S. NmNG urethritis clade”. Genetic recombination with N. gonor...

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Main Authors: Adam C. Retchless, Cécilia B. Kretz, How-Yi Chang, Jose A. Bazan, A. Jeanine Abrams, Abigail Norris Turner, Laurel T. Jenkins, David L. Trees, Yih-Ling Tzeng, David S. Stephens, Jessica R. MacNeil, Xin Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Neisseria meningitidis
Genital disease
Gene transfer
Speciation
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-018-4560-x

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