Genetic heterogeneity of strains of Neisseria meningitidis belonging to serotype 22 isolated in the Czech Republic
Language English Country United States Media print
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
9466777
PubMed Central
PMC104578
DOI
10.1128/jcm.36.2.563-565.1998
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Alleles MeSH
- Bacterial Proteins genetics MeSH
- DNA, Bacterial analysis genetics MeSH
- DNA-Binding Proteins genetics MeSH
- Phylogeny MeSH
- Isoenzymes genetics MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Meningococcal Infections epidemiology genetics immunology MeSH
- Neisseria meningitidis enzymology genetics immunology MeSH
- Polymerase Chain Reaction MeSH
- Polymorphism, Genetic MeSH
- Fimbriae Proteins * MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic epidemiology MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Bacterial Proteins MeSH
- DNA, Bacterial MeSH
- DNA-Binding Proteins MeSH
- Isoenzymes MeSH
- Fimbriae Proteins * MeSH
Strains of Neisseria meningitidis of serogroup B isolated in the Czech Republic frequently belong to serotype 22. We analyzed the genetic relationships among strains of this serotype by using the multilocus enzyme electrophoresis technique and the polymorphism of the pilA gene. Our results indicate that these strains correspond to a highly heterogeneous population rather than to the expansion of a single clone.
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