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Molecular characterization of invasive capsule null Neisseria meningitidis in South Africa.

BMC microbiology - 21 Feb 2017

Ganesh Karistha, Allam Mushal, Wolter Nicole, Bratcher Holly B, Harrison Odile B, Lucidarme Jay, Borrow Ray, de Gouveia Linda, Meiring Susan, Birkhead Monica, Maiden Martin C J, von Gottberg Anne, du Plessis Mignon

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BACKGROUND: The meningococcal capsule is an important virulence determinant. Unencapsulated meningococci lacking capsule biosynthesis genes and containing the capsule null locus (cnl) are predominantly non-pathogenic. Rare cases of invasive meningococcal disease caused by cnl isolates belonging to sequence types (ST) and clonal complexes (cc) ST-845 (cc845), ST-198 (cc198), ST-192 (cc192) and ST-53 (cc53) have...

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PMID: 28222677
DOI: 10.1186/s12866-017-0942-5
PMCID: PMC5320719

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