Khetsuriani K G, Namgaladze M Z, Lomsadze Kh V, Kakuberi D R
Zh Mikrobiol Epidemiol Immunobiol. 1993 Mar-Apr(2):38-41.
The distribution of plasmids in N. meningitidis strains according to their origin and serological groups has been studied. Plasmids have been discovered in N. meningitidis of all groups, plasmid-carrying strains constituting 55% of strains isolated from healthy carriers and 46.2% of strains isolated from patients. The molecular weight of N. meningitidis plasmid DNA varies from 2.9 MD to 95 MD.
