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Fit genotypes and escape variants of subgroup III Neisseria meningitidis during three pandemics of epidemic meningitis

Zhu, P. and van der Ende, A. and Falush, D. and Brieske, N. and Morelli, G. and Linz, B. and Popovic, T. and Schuurman, I. G. and Adegbola, R. A. and Zurth, K. and Gagneux, S. and Platonov, A. E. and Riou, J. Y. and Caugant, D. A. and Nicolas, P. and Achtman, M.. (2001) Fit genotypes and escape variants of subgroup III Neisseria meningitidis during three pandemics of epidemic meningitis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 98, H. 9. pp. 5234-5239.

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Abstract

The genetic variability at six polymorphic loci was examined within a global collection of 502 isolates of subgroup III, serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis. Nine "genoclouds" were identified, consisting of genotypes that were isolated repeatedly plus 48 descendent genotypes that were isolated rarely. These genoclouds have caused three pandemic waves of disease since the mid-1960s, the most recent of which was imported from East Asia to Europe and Africa in the mid-1990s. Many of the genotypes are escape variants, resulting from positive selection that we attribute to herd immunity. Despite positive selection, most escape variants are less fit than their parents and are lost because of competition and bottlenecks during spread from country to country. Competition between fit genotypes results in dramatic changes in population composition over short time periods.
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:National Academy of Sciences
ISSN:0027-8424
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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