Epidemiological markers in Neisseria meningitidis: an estimate of the performance of genotyping vs phenotyping.

doi:10.1080/003655498750002330

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Epidemiological markers in Neisseria meningitidis: an estimate of the performance of genotyping vs phenotyping.

Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 1998

Weis N, Lind I

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In order to estimate the performance of genotypic vs phenotypic characterization of Neisseria meningitidis, 2 methods, DNA fingerprinting and multilocus enzyme electrophoresis (MEE), were assessed as regards applicability, reproducibility and discriminating capacity. 50 serogroup B and 52 serogro...

Topics

DNA Fingerprinting
DNA, Bacterial
Electrophoresis
Genotype
Humans
Meningococcal Infections
Neisseria meningitidis
Phenotype
Reproducibility of Results
Serotyping

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