Phenotypic and molecular characterization of invasive serogroup W135 Neisseria meningitidis strains from 1990 to 2005 in Brazil

Journal of Infection

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 209-217

  Lemos, Ana Paula S ^a   Harrison, Lee H ^b   Lenser, Melina ^b   Sacchi, Claudio T ^a  

^a INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Neisseria meningitidis; Serogroup W135

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PORIN A; PROTEIN FETA; PROTEIN PORB; RNA 16S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BRAZIL; CLONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEROTYPE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BRAZIL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS, SEROGROUP W-135; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEROTYPING; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 76849088182     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2009.11.014     Document Type: Article

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