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: Kugelberg, E, Gollan, B, Farrance, C, Bratcher, H, Lucidarme, J, Ibarz-Pavon, AB, Maiden, M, Borrow, R, Tang, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2010