Establishment of the European meningococcal strain collection genome library (EMSC-GL) for the 2011 to 2012 epidemiological year

Invasive meningococcal disease surveillance in Europe combines isolate characterisation and epidemiological data to support public health intervention. A representative European Meningococcal Strain Collection (EMSC) of IMD isolates was obtained, and whole genome sequenced to characterise 799 EMSC i...

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Main Authors: Bratcher, H, Brehony, C, Heuberger, S, Pieridou-Bagatzouni, D, Křížová, P, Hoffmann, S, Toropainen, M, Taha, M, Claus, H, Tzanakaki, G, Erdôsi, T, Galajeva, J, van der Ende, A, Skoczyńska, A, Pana, M, Vaculíková, A, Paragi, M, Maiden, M, Caugant, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control 2018