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: Gagneux, Sébastien, Wirth, Thierry, Hodgson, Abraham, Ehrhard, Ingrid, Morelli, Giovanna, Kriz, Paula, Genton, Blaise, Smith, Tom, Binka, Fred, Pluschke, Gerd, Achtman, Mark
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2732495/