Experimentally revised repertoire of putative contingency loci in Neisseria meningitidis strain MC58: evidence for a novel mechanism of phase variation. by Martin, P, van de Ven, T, Mouchel, N, Jeffries, A, Hood, D, Moxon, E

“…Analysis of the genome sequence of Neisseria meningitidis strain MC58 revealed 65 genes associated with simple sequence repeats. …”

Application of a Neisseria meningitidis antigen microarray to identify candidate vaccine proteins from a human Phase I clinical trial by Chang, C-M, Awanye, AM, Marsay, L, Dold, C, Pollard, AJ, Rollier, CS, Feavers, IM, Maiden, MCJ, Derrick, JP

“…Outer membrane vesicles (OMV) from Neisseria meningitidis have been used successfully as vaccines against the disease, although they only provide protection against a limited number of the many existing variants. …”

Molecular typing methods for outbreak detection and surveillance of invasive disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae, a review by Harrison, O, Brueggemann, A, Caugant, D, van der Ende, A, Frosch, M, Gray, S, Heuberger, S, Krizova, P, Olcen, P, Slack, M, Taha, M, Maiden, M

“…Invasive disease caused by the encapsulated bacteria <em>Neisseria meningitidis</em>, <em>Haemophilus influenzae</em> and <em>Streptococcus pneumoniae</em> remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, despite the introduction of successful conjugate polysaccharide vaccines that target disease-associated strains. …”

Primary meningococcal conjunctivitis in an adult patient by Pushpinder Kanda, Sarantos Ioannidis, Wei Sim, Bonnie Weston, Mona Koaik

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Epidemiology of Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Colombia: A Retrospective Surveillance Database Analysis by Wilfrido Coronell-Rodriguez, Diana C. Caceres, Otavio Cintra, Adriana Guzman-Holst

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Vaccination strategies for the prevention of meningococcal disease by Scott Vuocolo, Paul Balmer, William C. Gruber, Kathrin U. Jansen, Annaliesa S. Anderson, John L. Perez, Laura J. York

Subjects: “…neisseria meningitidis…”
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Recent changes of invasive meningococcal disease in France: arguments to revise the vaccination strategy in view of those of other countries by Muhamed-Kheir Taha, Joël Gaudelus, Ala-Eddine Deghmane, François Caron

Subjects: “…neisseria meningitidis…”
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Evidence for Multi-Organ Infection During Experimental Meningococcal Sepsis due to ST-11 Isolates in Human Transferrin-Transgenic Mice by Michael Levy, Myriam Aouiti Trabelsi, Muhamed-Kheir Taha

Subjects: “…Neisseria meningitidis…”
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Genomic Analysis of the Evolution and Global Spread of Hyper-invasive Meningococcal Lineage 5 by Odile B. Harrison, James E. Bray, Martin C.J. Maiden, Dominique A. Caugant

Subjects: “…Neisseria meningitidis…”
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Immunogenicity and safety among laboratory workers vaccinated with Bexsero® vaccine by Eva Hong, Aude Terrade, Muhamed-Kheir Taha

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Características epidemiológicas y microbiológicas en casos confirmados de enfermedad meningocócica en Cuba, 1998-2007 by Misladys Rodríguez, Antonio Pérez, Rafael Llanes, Félix Dickinson, Iván Edelberto Cuevas, Kleich Pérez

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Use of sodC versus ctrA for real-time polymerase chain reaction-based detection of Neisseria meningitidis in sterile body fluids by Fábio Takenori Higa, Lucila Okuyama Fukasawa, Maria Gisele Gonçalves, Maristela Marques Salgado, Ana Paula Silva de Lemos, Lee H Harrison, Priscilla Lima de Oliveira, Carla Naufal da Silva, Claudio Tavares Sacchi

“…We evaluated the use of a newly described sodC-based real-time-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay for detecting Neisseria meningitidis in normally sterile sites, such as cerebrospinal fluid and serum. …”
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N-terminal amino acid sequences of the major outer membrane proteins from a Neisseria meningitidis group B strain isolated in Brazil by Salvatore Giovanni De Simone, Solange AF Soares, Andre LA Souza, Maria GM Danelli

Subjects: “…Neisseria meningitidis group B…”
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Interactions and Signal Transduction Pathways Involved during Central Nervous System Entry by <i>Neisseria meningitidis</i> across the Blood–Brain Barriers by Julia Borkowski, Horst Schroten, Christian Schwerk

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Detection of Haemophilus influenzae type b, Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis in CSF specimens of children suspicious of Meningitis in Ahvaz, Iran by Mansour Amin, Mozhgan Ghaderpanah, Tahereh Navidifar

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Whole genome analysis of Neisseria meningitidis isolates from invasive meningococcal disease collected in the Czech Republic over 28 years (1993-2020). by Michal Honskus, Pavla Krizova, Zuzana Okonji, Martin Musilek, Jana Kozakova

“…The aim of this study was to define the clonal composition of the Neisseria meningitidis population in the Czech Republic, to determine changes in this population over time and to estimate the theoretical coverage of isolates by MenB vaccines. …”
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A new combination haemophilus influenzae type B and Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine for primary immunization of infants. by Pace, D, Snape, M, Westcar, S, Hamaluba, M, Yu, L, Begg, N, Wysocki, J, Czajka, H, Maechler, G, Boutriau, D, Pollard, A

“…We conducted a phase 3 randomized controlled trial looking at the immunogenicity and safety of a novel combined Haemophilus influenzae type b and Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine, Hib-MenC-TT in a 2-, 3-, and 4-month primary infant immunization schedule. …”

Adjuvant effects elicited by novel oligosaccharide variants of detoxified meningococcal lipopolysaccharides on neisseria meningitidis recombinant porA protein: a comparison in mice by Mehta, O, Norheim, G, Hoe, J, Rollier, C, Nagaputra, J, Makepeace, K, Saleem, M, Chan, H, Ferguson, D, Jones, C, Sadarangani, M, Hood, D, Feavers, I, Derrick, J, Pollard, A, Moxon, E

“…Neisseria meningitidis lipopolysaccharide (LPS) has adjuvant properties that can be exploited to assist vaccine immunogenicity. …”

Potential coverage of the 4CMenB vaccine against invasive serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis isolated from 2009 to 2013 in the Republic of Ireland by Mulhall, R, Bennett, D, Cunney, R, Borrow, R, Lucidarme, J, Findlow, J, Jolley, K, Bray, J, Maiden, M, Moschioni, M, Serino, L, Stella, M, Medini, D

“…Neisseria meningitidis is a common cause of bacterial meningitis in children and young adults worldwide. …”

Two cross-reactive monoclonal antibodies recognize overlapping epitopes on Neisseria meningitidis factor H binding protein but have different functional properties. by Faleri, A, Santini, L, Brier, S, Pansegrau, W, Lo Surdo, P, Scarselli, M, Buricchi, F, Volpini, G, Genovese, A, van der Veen, S, Lea, S, Tang, C, Savino, S, Pizza, M, Finco, O, Norais, N, Masignani, V

“…Factor H binding protein (fHbp) is one of the main antigens of the 4-component meningococcus B (4CMenB) multicomponent vaccine against disease caused by serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis (MenB). fHbp binds the complement down-regulating protein human factor H (hfH), thus resulting in immune evasion. fHbp exists in 3 variant groups with limited cross-protective responses. …”