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Metagenomic data from cerebrospinal fluid permits tracing the origin and spread of Neisseria meningitidis CC4821 in China

Authors :
Hongbin Chen
Mei Li
Shangyu Tu
Xiaoyang Zhang
Xiaojuan Wang
Yawei Zhang
Chunjiang Zhao
Yinghui Guo
Hui Wang
Source :
Communications Biology, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2022.

Abstract

Metagenomic data from cerebrospinal fluid was used to genotype Neisseria meningitidis in patients with invasive meningococcal disease and trace the origin of the pathobiont, providing a phylogeographic analysis of the strain’s evolution in China and its global spread.

Subjects

Subjects :
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
23993642
Volume :
5
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Communications Biology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.8f2c4dd07bb449298a4fd6ad52874a12
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03792-0