title: Multilocus restriction typing method to predict the sequence type of meningococci.
abstract: A multilocus restriction typing (MLRT) method was developed to reduce the number of sequencing reactions required to determine the clonal relationships among serogroup B meningococci causing an epidemic in New Zealand. MLRT was a rapid, simple, and inexpensive method, and the results had an excellent correlation with multilocus sequence typing results.
authors.affiliation: Communicable Disease Group, ESR Ltd., Porirua, New Zealand. kristin.dyet@esr.cri.nz
authors.forename: Kristin H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Dyet
authors.forename: Robin S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Simmonds
authors.forename: Diana R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes / Q000378:metabolism*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D038541:Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup B / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D009520:New Zealand / Q000453:epidemiology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes