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meningococcusNeisseria meningitidis, the bacterium that causes meningococcal meningitis in humans, the only natural hosts in which it causes disease. Meningococci are spherical, frequently occur in pairs, and are strongly gram-negative (see gram stain). They enter the nasal passage and may cause no symptoms (up to 30% of the population may harbour them between epidemics), or they may enter the bloodstream and produce the symptoms of meningitis. |
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An unpublished study by the meningococcus unit in Marseille showed that meningococci having the same PFGE fingerprint patterns belonged to the same sequence type (ST). The company's portfolio of products includes vaccines for influenza, meningococcus C, rabies, tick-borne encephalitis, Haemophilus influenzae B (Hib), polio, mumps, measles and rubella (MMR) and diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (whooping cough). They have strong antiseptic properties and are known to kill many types of bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, Pheumococcus, and meningococcus. |
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