Statistical comparison of the genetic sequence type diversity of invasive Neisseria meningitidis isolates in northern Spain (1997-2008)

Ecological Informatics

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 391-398

  Martínez Camblor, Pablo ^a,b   Corral, Norberto ^b   Vicente, Diego ^c  

^a CAIBER   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DONOSTIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Neisseria meningitidis; Non parametric test; Parametric bootstrap

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; BOOTSTRAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; IMMUNIZATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VACCINATION;

BASQUE COUNTRY; SPAIN;

NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 81955160806     PISSN: 15749541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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