Persistence of hyperinvasive meningococcal strain types during global spread as recorded in the PubMLST database
Neisseria meningitidis is a major cause of septicaemia and meningitis worldwide. Most disease in Europe, the Americas and Australasia is caused by meningococci expressing serogroup B capsules, but no vaccine against this polysaccharide exists. Potential candidates for 'serogroup B substitute�...
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Public Library of Science
2012
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