title: Multilocus sequence typing and porA gene sequencing differentiates strains of Neisseria meningitidis during case clusters.
authors.affiliation: Scottish Meningococcus and Pneumococcus Reference Laboratory, House on the Hill, Department of Microbiology, Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow, G21 3UW, UK. stuart.clarke@northglasgow.scot.nhs.uk
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Diggle
authors.forename: G F S
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Edwards
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000145:classification*; D018272:Porins / Q000235:genetics; D012606:Scotland / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D018272:Porins; C057699:porin protein, Neisseria