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. 2004 Apr;42(4):1764-5.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.4.1764-1765.2004.

PCR-based assay for detection of Neisseria meningitidis capsular serogroups 29E, X, and Z

Désirée E Bennett  1 , Robert M Mulhall, Mary T Cafferkey
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PCR-based assay for detection of Neisseria meningitidis capsular serogroups 29E, X, and Z

Désirée E Bennett et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Apr.

Abstract

PCR-based assays for the identification of Neisseria meningitidis serogroups 29E, X, and Z by detection of specific regions of the ctrA gene are described. The specificities of these assays were confirmed using serogroups A, B, C, 29E, H, W135, X, Y, and Z and nongroupable meningococcal isolates.

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