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NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS, SEROGROUP A
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Descriptor
English
:
Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup A
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Neisseria meningitidis Serogrupo A
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Neisseria meningitidis Sorogrupo A
Synonyms
English
:
Meningococcus, Serogroup A
Tree Number:
B03.440.400.425.550.550.641.700
B03.660.075.525.520.500.700
Definition
English
:
Strains of
Neisseria meningitidis
responsible for most outbreaks of meningococcal
disease
in Western
Europe
and the
United States
in the first half of the 20th century. They continue to be a major cause of
disease
in Asia and
Africa
, and especially localized
epidemics
in Sub-Sahara
Africa.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
infection
: coord IM with
MENINGITIS
, MENINGOCOCCAL (IM) or, if not
meningitis
,
MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS
(IM)
History Note
English
:
2003
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PY
pathogenicity
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
36586
Unique Identifier:
D038381
Occurrence in VHL
:
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