Comparative genomics identifies the genetic islands that distinguish Neisseria meningitidis, the agent of cerebrospinal meningitis, from other Neisseria species.

Perrin, Agnès

Comparative genomics identifies the genetic islands that distinguish Neisseria meningitidis, the agent of cerebrospinal meningitis, from other Neisseria species. [electronic resource] - Infection and immunity Dec 2002 - 7063-72 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0019-9567

10.1128/IAI.70.12.7063-7072.2002 doi


Bacterial Proteins--genetics
Cerebrospinal Fluid--microbiology
Computational Biology
Genome, Bacterial
Genomics
Humans
Meningitis, Meningococcal--microbiology
Neisseria--genetics
Neisseria gonorrhoeae--genetics
Neisseria meningitidis--genetics
Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis--methods
Species Specificity