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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’ vaccin...

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Autores principales: Watkins, Eleanor R., Maiden, Martin C. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3460945/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23028953
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0045349