The use of oligonucleotide probes for meningococcal serotype characterization

In the present study we examine the potential use of oligonucleotide probes to characterize Neisseria meningitidis serotypes without the use of monoclonal antibodies (MAbs). Antigenic diversity on PorB protein forms the bases of serotyping method. However, the current panel of MAbs underestimated, b...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: SACCHI Claudio Tavares, LEMOS Ana Paula Silva de, Whitney Anne M., MELLES Carmo Elias A., SOLARI Claude André, FRASCH Carl E., MAYER Leonard W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1998-01-01
Subjects:
Neisseria meningitidis
Serotyping/Class 3 protein
porB gene
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