Neisseria meningitidis has acquired sequences within the capsule locus by horizontal genetic transfer

<br><strong>Background: </strong>Expression of a capsule from one of serogroups A, B, C, W, X or Y is usually required for Neisseria meningitidis (Nme) to cause invasive meningococcal disease. The capsule is encoded by the capsule locus, cps, which is proposed to have been acquired...

Celý popis

Podrobná bibliografie
Hlavní autoři: Clemence, MEA, Harrison, OB, Maiden, MCJ
Médium: Journal article
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: F1000Research 2019