Molecular discrimination between Neisseria meningitidis serogroups W-135 and Y based on the nucleotide recognition domain sequence of the capsule polymerases

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 3459-3460

  Claus, Heike ^a   Matsunaga, Wataru ^a   Vogel, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; NUCLEOTIDE; SIALIC ACID;

BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; LETTER; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETHRITIS;

BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS, SEROGROUP C; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS, SEROGROUP Y; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEROTYPING;

NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 77956858656     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00859-10     Document Type: Letter

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