| Literature DB >> 21378179 |
J R Piet1, R A G Huis in 't Veld, B D C van Schaik, A H C van Kampen, F Baas, D van de Beek, Y Pannekoek, A van der Ende.
Abstract
Neisseria meningitidis is an obligate human pathogen. While it is a frequent commensal of the upper respiratory tract, in some individuals the bacterium spreads to the bloodstream, causing meningitis and/or sepsis, which are serious conditions with high morbidity and mortality. Here we report the availability of the genome sequence of the widely used serogroup B laboratory strain H44/76.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21378179 PMCID: PMC3133077 DOI: 10.1128/JB.01331-10
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490