Neisseria meningitidis has acquired sequences within the capsule locus by horizontal genetic transfer [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]
Background: Expression of a capsule from one of serogroups A, B, C, W, X or Y is usually required for Neisseria meningitidis (Nme) to cause invasive meningococcal disease. The capsule is encoded by the capsule locus, cps, which is proposed to have been acquired by a formerly capsule null organism by...
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| Language: | English |
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Wellcome
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Wellcome Open Research |
| Online Access: | https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/4-99/v1 |