Genotypic analysis of serogroups other than A, B or C of Neisseria meningitidis in China

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 819-821

  Yang, Jie ^a   Zhang, Xiaobing ^a   Xu, Xingye ^a   Xu, Li ^a   Li, Machao ^a   Yang, Li ^a   Zhu, Yafang ^a   Shao, Zhujun ^a   Liang, Xiaofeng ^a   Xu, Jianguo ^a   Wang, Yu ^a   Jin, Qi ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHINA; CLONAL VARIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; SEROLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

CHINA; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS, SEROGROUP W-135; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS, SEROGROUP Y;

EID: 34548134147     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540701299616     Document Type: Article

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