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Frequency and Rate of Pilin Antigenic Variation of Neisseria meningitidis

Author(s) -

R. Allen Helm,

H. Steven Seifert

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

journal of bacteriology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.652

H-Index - 246

eISSN - 1067-8832

pISSN - 0021-9193

DOI - 10.1128/jb.00280-10

Subject(s) - pilin , neisseria gonorrhoeae , pilus , biology , neisseria meningitidis , antigenic variation , strain (injury) , microbiology and biotechnology , neisseriaceae , antigen , neisseria , virology , genetics , bacteria , virulence , gene , anatomy , antibiotics

The rates of pilin antigenic variation (Av) of two strains of Neisseria meningitidis were determined using an unbiased DNA sequencing assay. Strain MC58 underwent pilin Av at a rate similar to that of N. gonorrhoeae strain MS11 but lower than that of N. gonorrhoeae strain FA1090. Pilin Av was undetectable in strain FAM18.

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