Article
Semiautomation of multilocus sequence typing for the characterization of clinical isolates of Neisseria meningitidis.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Sept 2001
Clarke S C, Diggle M A, Edwards G F
Abstract excerpt
The Scottish Meningococcus and Pneumococcus Reference Laboratory (SMPRL) provides a national service for the laboratory confirmation of meningococcal and pneumococcal disease in Scotland. Part of this service includes the serogrouping of meningococcal isolates followed by typing and subtyping. The procedures for this are labor-intensive but important for the identification of linked cases and the surveillance of...
Topics
- Automation
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- DNA, Bacterial
- Gene Frequency
- Genes, Bacterial
- Genotype
- Humans
- Meningococcal Infections
- Neisseria meningitidis
- Phenotype
- Porins