Erratum: Survival of meningococci outside of the host: Implications for acquisition (Epidemiology and Infection (2006) vol. 135 (315-320) (10.1017/S0950268806006789);Survival of meningococci outside of the host: Implications for acquisition

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 315-320

  Swain, C L ^a   Martin, Diana R ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; FOMITE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; NOSE SECRETION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 33847334777     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268806007321     Document Type: Erratum

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