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Genetic characterization of isolates recovered from patients with invasive meningococcal disease in Lithuania.
Front Cell Infect Microbiol
October 2024
Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Biosciences of Vilnius University Life Sciences Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on a gram-negative bacterium linked to serious infections, specifically invasive meningococcal disease, prevalent in Lithuania from 2009 to 2021, and aims to enhance national molecular surveillance.
- Researchers analyzed 321 bacterial isolates using multilocus restriction typing (MLRT) and found 83 different strains, including three novel strains, with ST34 being the most common.
- The study also revealed unique virulence factors in the strains and noted no significant geographic relationships between the strains when assessed using a cgMLST scheme.