Distribution of the meningococcal insertion sequence IS1301 in clonal lineages of Neisseria meningitidis

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 337-340

  Hilse, R ^a   Stoevesandt, J ^c   Caugant, D A ^b   Claus, H ^c   Frosch, M ^c   Vogel, U ^c  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0034089306     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268899003647     Document Type: Article

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