Article
Strain differentiation of Neisseria meningitidis by small-fragment restriction endonuclease analysis (SF-REA).
APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica - 1 Feb 1995
Mylvaganam H, Gilja O H, Halstensen A, Høiby E A, Digranes A, Bjorvatn B
Abstract excerpt
Following an outbreak involving 3 cases of serogroup B meningococcal disease in a rural part of Western Norway, 2 clinical and 99 carrier isolates of Neisseria meningitidis were examined by small-fragment restriction endonuclease analysis (SF-REA) using EcoRI, to determine its potential for strai...
Topics
- Carrier State
- DNA, Bacterial
- Disease Outbreaks
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Meningococcal Infections
- Neisseria meningitidis
- Norway
- Ofloxacin
- Prohibitins
- Rural Population
- Serotyping