Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135 in Portugal: Presence of the ST-11/ET-37 clonal complex

Pathologie Biologie

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 94-96

  Ferreira, E ^a   Dias, R ^a   Giorgini, D ^b   Canica M ^a   Taha, M K ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Neisseria meningitidis; Serogroup W135; Typing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PHENOTYPE; PORTUGAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS, SEROGROUP W-135; PORTUGAL; SEROTYPING;

EID: 41849126067     PISSN: 03698114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.patbio.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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