Carried meningococci in the Czech Republic: A diverse recombining population

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 4492-4498

  Jolley, K A ^a   Kalmusova, J ^a   Feil, E J ^a   Gupta, S ^a   Musilek, M ^a   Kriz, P ^a   Maiden, M C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CZECHOSLOVAKIA; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MENINGITIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0034462725     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.12.4492-4498.2000     Document Type: Article

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