Genetic characteristics of serogroup A meningococci circulating in China, 1956-2005

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 555-561

  Zhang, X ^a   Shao, Z ^b   Zhu, Y ^a   Xu, L ^b   Xu, X ^a   Mayer, L W ^c   Xu, J ^b   Jin, Q ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PATHOGEN BIOLOGY   (China)

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

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Epidemiology; Meningococcal disease; Neisseria meningitidis; Sequence types; Serogroup A

Indexed keywords

PORIN A;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 43149096494     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.01977.x     Document Type: Article

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