title: Whole-genome sequence of the transformable Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A strain WUE2594.
abstract: Serogroup A meningococci are a leading cause of bacterial meningitis in children and young adults worldwide. However, the genetic basis of serogroup A strains' virulence and their epidemiological properties remain poorly understood. Therefore, we sequenced the complete genome of the transformable Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A strain WUE2594.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany. cschoen@hygiene.uni-wuerzburg.de
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schoen
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Weber-Lehmann
authors.forename: Jochen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blom
authors.forename: Biju
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goesmann
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Strittmatter
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frosch
mesh_terms: D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics*; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000382:microbiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D038381:Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup A / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial