Hierarchical genomic analysis of carried and invasive serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis during the...
Hierarchical genomic analysis of carried and invasive serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis during the 2011 epidemic in Chad
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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English
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Serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis (NmA) was the cause of the 2011 meningitis epidemics in Chad. This bacterium, often carried asymptomatically, is considered to be an "accidental pathogen"; however, the transition from carriage to disease phenotype remains poorly understood. This study examined the role genetic diversity might play in this transit...
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Hierarchical genomic analysis of carried and invasive serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis during the 2011 epidemic in Chad
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_30669db68ebf486fb075b924e2752ae5
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_30669db68ebf486fb075b924e2752ae5
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1471-2164
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1471-2164
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10.1186/s12864-017-3789-0
