Population genetic and evolutionary approaches to analysis of Neisseria meningitidis isolates belonging to the ET-5 complex

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 5551-5556

  Bygraves, J A ^a   Urwin, R ^b   Fox, A J ^c   Gray, S J ^c   Russell, J E ^a   Feavers, I M ^a   Maiden, M C J ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; EVOLUTION; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032833899     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.18.5551-5556.1999     Document Type: Article

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