5′ Exonuclease Assay for Detection of Serogroup Y Neisseria meningitidis
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- 1 November 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 40 (11) , 4325-4328
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.40.11.4325-4328.2002
Abstract
The incidence of serogroup Y meningococcal disease has increased recently in the United States. Here, we describe the development of a 5′ exonuclease assay for the detection of serogroup Y Neisseria meningitidis and demonstrate the usefulness of this assay for resolving serogroup identification of strains that are resistant to conventional serogrouping and for the nonculture identification of serogroup Y meningococcal disease.Keywords
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