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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2014

Neisseria meningitidis porA, fetA and fHbp gene distribution in Western Australia 2000 to 2011.

Peter Boan, Norhaliza Metasan, Simone Tempone, Gerry Harnett, David J Speers, Anthony D Keil

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  1. Genomic surveillance of invasive Neisseria meningitidis isolates circulating in Paraguay, 2009-2021.International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology · 2025
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6 authors.

Peter BoanDepartment of Microbiology, PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Roberts Road, Subiaco 6008, Australia. Peter.Boan@health.wa.gov.au.
Norhaliza Metasan
Simone Tempone
Gerry Harnett
David J Speers
Anthony D Keil

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPorA, fetA and fHbp are three antigen encoding genes useful for meningococcal typing and FHbp is an important component of meningococcal B vaccines.

methodsWe performed sequence analysis of meningococcal porA, fetA and fHbp genes on 128 isolates from Western Australia, relating results to age, gender, race and geographic region.

resultsWe found predominantly PorA subtypes P1.22,14-16 (n = 23) and P1.7-2,4 (n = 19); FetA subtypes F1-5 (n = 41), F3-6 (n = 11), F5-1 (n = 10), F5-2 (n = 9), F5-5 (n = 8), F3-3 (n = 8); and FHbp variant groups 1 (n = 65) and 2 (n = 44). PorA P1.22,14-16 and FHbp variant group 2 were associated with younger age and aboriginality.

conclusionsFHbp modular groups of the bivalent recombinant FHbp vaccine and the multicomponent 4CMenB vaccine make up 8.3% and 47.7% respectively of the examined serogroup B isolates from 2000-2011, however to estimate vaccine efficacy requires an account of all vaccine antigens and their levels of expression.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntigens, BacterialBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBacterial ProteinsChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGenotypeHumansInfantMaleMeningococcal InfectionsMeningococcal VaccinesAntigens, BacterialBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBacterial Proteinsfactor H-binding protein, Neisseria meningitidisFrpB protein, bacteriaMeningococcal Vaccinesporin protein, NeisseriaPorins

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PMCPMC4266217

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