Molecular epidemiology of meningococci isolated in Niger in 2003 shows serogroup A sequence type (ST)-7 and serogroup W135 ST-11 or ST-2881 strains

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1437-1438

  Nicolas, P ^a   Djibo, S ^b   Moussa, A ^b   Tenebray, B ^a   Boisier, P ^b   Chanteau, S ^b  

^a SERVICE DE SANTÉ DES ARMÉES   (France)

^b Centre de Recherche Medicale et Sanitaire Niamey   (Niger)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; BURKINA FASO; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; HUMAN; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NIGER; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NIGER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPING;

MENINGOCOCCUS;

EID: 14944381660     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.3.1437-1438.2005     Document Type: Article

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