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DNA repair profiles of disease-associated isolates of Neisseria meningitidis.
FEMS immunology and medical microbiology - 1 Mar 2007
Davidsen Tonje, Amundsen Erik Koldberg, Rødland Einar Andreas, Tønjum Tone
Abstract excerpt
Neisseria meningitidis, or the meningococcus, is the source of significant morbidity and mortality in humans worldwide. Even though mutability has been linked to the occurrence of outbreaks of epidemic disease, meningococcal DNA repair pathways are poorly delineated. For the first time, a collection of meningococcal disease-associated isolates has been demonstrated to express constitutively the DNA glycosylases...
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