Neisseria meningitidis

Complete Genome Sequence of Meningitis Bacterium Determined

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, March 21st, 2000

Chiron Corporation announced that its research team located in Siena, together with collaborators at The Institute for Genomics Research (TIGR) in Rockville, Maryland, and the University of Oxford, have determined the complete genome sequence for Neisseria meningitidis, the bacterium primarily responsible for meningococcal disease.

Chiron also reported that it has used this detailed information on the microorganism's genetic structure to identify novel vaccine candidates against meningococcal B disease.

This research, reported in the March 10, 2000, issue of Science, demonstrates the important role genomics can play in the...

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