Typing of Neisseria meningitidis isolates from patients with invasive disease by molecular analysis of porin genes

New Microbiologica

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 149-155

  Stefanelli, P ^a   Fazio, C ^a   Mastrantonio, P ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

N. meningitidis; Porin genes; Typing

Indexed keywords

OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PORB PROTEIN, NEISSERIA; PORIN; PORIN PROTEINS, NEISSERIA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEROTYPING;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PORINS; SEROTYPING;

EID: 0035318592     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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