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Genotypic comparison of invasive Neisseria meningitidis serogroup Y isolates from the United States, South Africa, and Israel, isolated from 1999 through 2002.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Sept 2009
Whitney Anne M, Coulson Garry B, von Gottberg Anne, Block Colin, Keller Nathan, Mayer Leonard W, Messonnier Nancy E, Klugman Keith P
Abstract excerpt
The proportion of meningococcal disease in the United States, South Africa, and Israel caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup Y (NmY) was greater than the worldwide average during the period 1999-2002. Genotypic characterization of 300 NmY isolates by multilocus sequence typing, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, and PorA variable region typing was conducted to determine the relationships of the isolates from these...
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