Persistence of Hyperinvasive Meningococcal Strain Types during Global Spread as Recorded in the PubMLST Database

Neisseria meningitidis is a major cause of septicaemia and meningitis worldwide. Most disease in Europe, the Americas and Australasia is caused by meningococci expressing serogroup B capsules, but no vaccine against this polysaccharide exists. Potential candidates for ‘serogroup B substitute’ vacci...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Watkins, Eleanor R., Maiden, Martin C. J.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3460945/