Genetic lineages and their traits in Neisseria meningitidis

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 294, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 75-82

  Vogel, Ulrich ^a   Claus, Heike ^a   Frosch, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capsule null locus; Capsule O acetylation; Carriage; Differential distribution; Neisseria meningitidis; Population structure

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; POLYSIALIC ACID;

ACETYLATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NEISSERIA LACTAMICA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OATC GENE; OATWY GENE; PATHOGENICITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

NEISSERIA LACTAMICA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 4644374042     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2004.06.027     Document Type: Review

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