5' exonuclease assay for detection of serogroup Y Neisseria meningitidis.

ABSTRACT: The incidence of serogroup Y meningococcal disease has increased recently in the United States. Here, we describe the development of a 5' exonuclease assay for the detection of serogroup Y Neisseria meningitidis and demonstrate the usefulness of this assay for resolving serogroup identification of strains that are resistant to conventional serogrouping and for the nonculture identification of serogroup Y meningococcal disease.

SUBMITTER: Probert WS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC139717 | biostudies-literature | 2002 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature