Characterising two genomic islands involved in metabolism in Neisseria meningitidis

Meningococcal meningitis is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa while sporadic outbreaks burden the developed world by preying on the young and immunocompromised. The causal pathogen Neisseria meningitidis exclusively colonises the human nasopharynx. With a relatively concise genome, it can invade across...

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Main Author: Chu, Adrian Jun
Other Authors: Moir, James W. B.
Published: University of York 2017
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.739936