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Genetic diversity of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C ST-4821 in China based on multiple-locus variable number tandem repeat analysis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Shan Xiaoying, Zhang Ji, Zhou Haijian, Zhu Bingqing, Xu Li, Shao Zhujun, Jiang Baofa
Abstract excerpt
Neisseria meningitidis sequence type (ST)-4821 was first reported in China in 2003, and a new hyper-virulent lineage has been designated as the ST-4821 complex. A large number of N. meningitidis ST-4821 strains have been identified in China since 2003; however, the microevolution characteristics...
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