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A chromosomally integrated bacteriophage in invasive meningococci
Cerebrospinal meningitis is a feared disease that can cause the death of a previously healthy individual within hours. Paradoxically, the causative agent, Neisseria meningitidis, is a common inhabitant of the human nasopharynx, and as such, may be considered a normal, commensal organism. Only in a s...
Autores principales: | Bille, Emmanuelle, Zahar, Jean-Ralph, Perrin, Agnes, Morelle, Sandrine, Kriz, Paula, Jolley, Keith A., Maiden, Martin C.J., Dervin, Catherine, Nassif, Xavier, Tinsley, Colin R. |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Rockefeller University Press
2005
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2212043/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15967821 http://dx.doi.org/10.1084/jem.20050112 |
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