title: PCR-based assay for detection of Neisseria meningitidis capsular serogroups 29E, X, and Z.
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.
authors.affiliation: Epidemiology and Molecular Biology Unit, The Children's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Désirée E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Mulhall
authors.forename: Mary T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Cafferkey
mesh_terms: D016667:Bacterial Capsules; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012703:Serotyping
chemical_list: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial