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Prevalence of genosubtypes (PorA types) of serogroup B invasive meningococcus in the north of Spain from 2000 to 2003.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Apr 2005
Vicente Diego, Esnal Olatz, Michaus Lourdes, López de Goicoechea Maria José, Cisterna Ramón, Pérez-Trallero Emilio
Abstract excerpt
The composition of new vaccines against Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B is based on differences in the variable regions VR1 and VR2 of the class 1 outer-membrane protein (PorA) of meningococci. Genosubtyping of 96 N. meningitidis B isolates from blood or cerebrospinal fluid from 2000 to 2003 in the north of Spain allowed characterization of all the strains. Twenty-six genosubtypes or distinct PorA types were...
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