Table 1. Characteristics of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup X isolates, sub-Saharan Africa and France, 1995–2008* .
Isolate | Year collected | Country | Clonal complex | Allele lpt3 | Reactivity of monoclonal antibody immunotype L3,7, 9 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LNP13407 | 1995 | Chad | ST-181 | 45 | – |
LNP14354 | 1996 | Niger | ST-181 | 136 | + |
LNP14355 | 1996 | Niger | ST-181 | 136 | + |
LNP15075 | 1997 | Burkina Faso | ST-181 | 136 | + |
LNP14964 | 1997 | Niger | ST-181 | 136 | + |
LNP19504 | 2002 | France | ST-254 | 1 | + |
LNP23557 | 2006 | Niger | ST-181 | 45 | – |
LNP2006100 | 2006 | Niger | ST-181 | 45 | – |
LNP23552 | 2006 | Niger | ST-181 | 45 | – |
2005166 | 2006 | Niger | ST-181 | 45 | – |
LNP23558 | 2006 | Niger | ST-181 | 45 | – |
LNP24287 | 2007 | France | ST-750 | – | + |
LNP24196 | 2007 | France | Unassigned | – | + |
2008223B | 2008 | Burkina Faso | ST-181 | 45 | – |
2008112 | 2008 | Benin | ST-181 | 45 | – |
*ST, sequence type; –, absent; +, present.