The influence of IS1301 in the capsule biosynthesis locus on meningococcal carriage and disease.

Previously we have shown that insertion of IS1301 in the sia/ctr intergenic region (IGR) of serogroup C Neisseria meningitidis (MenC) isolates from Spain confers increased resistance against complement-mediated killing. Here we investigate the significance of IS1301 in the same location in N. mening...

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Main Authors: Elisabeth Kugelberg, Bridget Gollan, Christopher Farrance, Holly Bratcher, Jay Lucidarme, Ana Belén Ibarz-Pavón, Martin C J Maiden, Ray Borrow, Christoph M Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-02-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2828469?pdf=render