Clonal expansion of sequence type (ST-)5 and emergence of ST-7 in serogroup A meningococci, Africa.

One hundred four serogroup A meningococci in our collection, isolated in Africa from 1988 to 1999, were characterized by multilocus sequence typing (MLST). Our results and data from the Internet indicate that sequence type 5 (ST-5) strains were responsible for most of African outbreaks and sporadic...

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Autores principales: Nicolas, P, Décousset, L, Riglet, V, Castelli, P, Stor, R, Blanchet, G
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2001
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2631866/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11747698

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2631866/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11747698

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