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Neisseria meningitidis has acquired sequences within the capsule locus by horizontal genetic transfer
Background: Expression of a capsule from one of serogroups A, B, C, W, X or Y is usually required for Neisseria meningitidis ( Nme) to cause invasive meningococcal disease. The capsule is encoded by the capsule locus, cps, which is proposed to have been acquired by a formerly capsule null organism b...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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F1000 Research Limited
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6619384/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31346553 http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15333.2 |