Identification of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroups Y and W135 by siaD Nucleotide Sequence Analysis
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- 1 June 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 41 (6) , 2697-2699
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.41.6.2697-2699.2003
Abstract
Rapid serogrouping of meningococci is essential for the effective public health management of cases of the disease and the contacts of infected patients. Here we describe an accurate nucleotide-sequencing method for the confirmation of serogroup Y and W135 meningococci by siaD gene analysis from cultures of Neisseria meningitidis.Keywords
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