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ArticleThe Journal of infectious diseases2016

Genomic Analysis of Serogroup Y Neisseria meningitidis Isolates Reveals Extensive Similarities Between Carriage-Associated and Disease-Associated Organisms.

Neil J Oldfield, Odile B Harrison, Christopher D Bayliss, Martin C J Maiden, Dlawer A A Ala'Aldeen, David P J Turner

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Neil J OldfieldSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham.
Odile B HarrisonDepartment of Zoology, University of Oxford.
Christopher D BaylissDepartment of Genetics, University of Leicester, United Kingdom.
Martin C J MaidenDepartment of Zoology, University of Oxford.
Dlawer A A Ala'AldeenSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham.
David P J TurnerSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham.

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Medical Research Council MR/M020193/1Wellcome Trust 087622
6 · The paper itself

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backgroundNeisseria meningitidis is a frequent colonizer of the human nasopharynx, with asymptomatic carriage providing the reservoir for invasive, disease-causing strains. Serogroup Y (MenY) strains are a major cause of meningococcal disease. High-resolution genetic analyses of carriage and disease isolates can establish epidemiological relationships and identify potential virulence factors.

methodsWhole-genome sequence data were obtained for 99 MenY carriage isolates recovered in the United Kingdom during 1997-2010. Sequences were compared to those of 73 MenY invasive isolates recovered during 2010-2011, using a gene-by-gene approach.

resultsComparisons across 1605 core genes resolved 91% of isolates into one of 8 clusters containing closely related disease and carriage isolates. Six clusters contained carried meningococci isolated during 1997-2001, suggesting temporal stability. One cluster of isolates, predominately sharing the designation Y: P1.5-1,10-1: F4-1: ST-1655 (cc23), was resolved into one subcluster with 86% carriage isolates and a second with 90% invasive isolates. These subclusters were defined by specific allelic differences in 5 core genes encoding glycerate kinase (glxK), valine-pyruvate transaminase (avtA), superoxide dismutase (sodB), and 2 hypothetical proteins.

conclusionsHigh-resolution genetic analyses detected long-term temporal stability and temporally overlapping carriage and disease populations for MenY clones but also evidence of a disease-associated clone.

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AdolescentCarrier StateDNA, BacterialFemaleGenome, BacterialHumansMaleMeningococcal InfectionsNeisseria meningitidis, Serogroup YNoseSequence Analysis, DNAYoung AdultDNA, BacterialcarriageepidemiologyNeisseria meningitidisserogroup Ywhole-genome sequencing

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