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Multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C in China.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Oct 2015
Shan X Y, Zhou H J, Zhang J, Zhu B Q, Xu L, Xu Z, Hu G C, Bai A Y, Shi Y W, Jiang B F, Shao Z J
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This study characterized Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C strains in China in order to establish their genetic relatedness and describe the use of multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat (VNTR) analysis (MLVA) to provide useful epidemiological information. A total of 215 N. meningitidis serogroup C strains, obtained from 2003 to 2012 in China, were characterized by MLVA with different published schemes as well...
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