FIG 3.

Association of serogroups and MLST clonal complexes identified in this study. (A) A histogram was built, taking into account the total number of N. meningitidis isolates, which are stratified based on the combination of the cc and serogroup, as determined by PCR. The different shading of the bars corresponds to different capsule expression as determined by slide agglutination. (B) A histogram was built showing the correspondence serogroup/cc, assuming that for each subject, identical strains were isolated at different visits (each of the 32 positive subjects corresponds to one strain).