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Genetic diversification of Neisseria meningitidis during waves of colonization and disease in the meningitis belt of sub-Saharan Africa

Leimkugel, Julia and Forgor, Abudulai Adams and Dangy, Jean-Pierre and Pflüger, Valentin and Gagneux, Sebastien and Hodgson, Abraham and Pluschke, Gerd. (2007) Genetic diversification of Neisseria meningitidis during waves of colonization and disease in the meningitis belt of sub-Saharan Africa. Vaccine : the official journal of the International Society for Vaccines, 25 (1). A18-A23.

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Abstract

Although Neisseria meningitidis is a highly variable organism, most invasive disease is caused by a minority of genotypes. Hypervirulent lineages have been identified and their pandemic spread has been traced. During a longitudinal meningococcal colonization study in a district of northern Ghana clonal waves of carriage and disease were observed. Genetic diversification of genoclouds was analysed by pulsed field gel electrophoretic (PFGE) analysis of isolates from healthy carriers and from meningitis patients. Even during the limited time of persistence in the district, microevolution of the dominating genoclouds took place. Population genomic analyses are required to understand the genetic basis for the emergence of new lineages with epidemic potential, which is of crucial importance for the development of long-term global vaccination strategies against meningococcal disease.
Faculties and Departments:09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Department of Medical Parasitology and Infection Biology (MPI) > Tuberculosis Ecology and Evolution Unit (Gagneux)
UniBasel Contributors:Gagneux, Sebastien
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:0264-410X
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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