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Proteome analysis of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A.
Proteomics - 1 Oct 2004
Bernardini Giulia, Renzone Giovanni, Comanducci Maurizio, Mini Roberta, Arena Simona, D'Ambrosio Chiara, Bambini Stefania, Trabalzini Lorenza, Grandi Guido, Martelli Paola, Achtman Mark, Scaloni Andrea, Ratti Giulio, Santucci Annalisa
Abstract excerpt
Neisseria meningitidis is an encapsulated Gram-negative bacterium responsible for significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Meningococci are opportunistic pathogens, carried in the nasopharynx of approximately 10% of asymptomatic adults. Occasionally they enter the bloodstream to cause septicaemia and meningitis. Meningococci are classified into serogroups on the basis of polysaccharide capsule diversity,...
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