Genomic, Transcriptomic, and Phenotypic Analyses of <italic toggle="yes">Neisseria meningitidis</italic> Isolates from Disease Patients and Their Household Contacts

ABSTRACT Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus) can cause meningococcal disease, a rapidly progressing and often fatal disease that can occur in previously healthy children. Meningococci are found in healthy carriers, where they reside in the nasopharynx as commensals. While carriage is relatively c...

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Main Authors: Xiaoyun Ren, David A. Eccles, Gabrielle A. Greig, Jane Clapham, Nicole E. Wheeler, Stinus Lindgreen, Paul P. Gardner, Joanna K. MacKichan
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/8bb1289837d14ce8a488114c57fb30b3
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