Whole genome sequencing reveals Trans-European spread of an epidemic Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W clone

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2019 Jun;25(6):765-767. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.12.030. Epub 2019 Jan 12.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Epidemics*
  • Europe / epidemiology
  • Genome, Bacterial / genetics
  • Humans
  • Meningococcal Infections / epidemiology*
  • Meningococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Meningococcal Infections / prevention & control
  • Meningococcal Infections / transmission
  • Molecular Epidemiology
  • Multilocus Sequence Typing
  • Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup W-135 / classification
  • Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup W-135 / genetics*
  • Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup W-135 / isolation & purification
  • Serogroup
  • Vaccination