1. An Overview of Neisseria meningitides
Sarah Hollingshead and Christoph M. Tang
2. Diagnosis of Meningococcal Infection Using Internally-Controlled Multiplex Real-Time PCR
Ala-Eddne Deghmane, Eva Hong, and Muhamed-Kheir Taha
3. Investigating RNA-Protein Interactions in Neisseria meningitidis by RIP-Seq Analysis
Nadja Heidrich, Saskia Bauriedl, and Christoph Schoen
4. Genome Sequencing and Interrogation of Genome Databases: A Guide to Neisseria meningitidis Genomics Holly Bratcher, Odile Harrison, and Martin Maiden
5. Determination of Repeat Number and Expression States of Phase-Variable Loci through Next Generation Sequencing and Bioinformatic Analysis
Luke R. Green, Richard D. Haigh, and Christopher D. Bayliss
6. Screening DNA Repeat Tracts of Phase Variable Genes by Fragment Analysis
Freda E.C. Jen, Kate L. Seib, and Aimee Tan
7. Sample Preparation for Proteomic Analysis of Neisseria meningitides
Benjamin L. Schulz
8. Investigation of Whole Cell Meningococcal Glycan Interactions Using High Throughput Glycobiology Techniques: Glycan Array and Surface Plasmon Resonance
Tsitsi D. Mubaiwa, Lauren E. Hartley-Tassell, Evgeny A. Semchenko, Christopher J. Day, Michael P. Jennings, and Kate L. Seib
9. The Detroit 562 Pharyngeal Immortalized Cell Line Model for the Assessment of Infectivity of Pathogenic Neisseria sp.
Emily A. Kibble, Mitali Sarkar-Tyson, Geoffrey W. Coombs, and Charlene M. Kahler
10. In Vitro Models for Studying the Interaction of Neisseria meningitidis with Human Brain Endothelial Cells
Brandon J. Kim and Alexandra Schubert-Unkmeir
11. Modeling Neisseria meningitidis Infection in Mice: Methods and Logistical Considerations for Nasal Colonization and Invasive Disease
Kay O. Johswich and Scott D. Gray-Owen
12. Meningococcal Serogroup A, B, C, W, X, and Y Serum Bactericidal Antibody Assays Jay Lucidarme, Jennifer Louth, Kelly Townsend-Payne, and Ray Borrow
13. Monoclonal Antibodies against the Capsular Polysaccharides A, C, Y, W, and X of Neisseria meningitides: A Platform for the Quality Control of Meningococcal Vaccines
Elizabeth González, Fátima Reyes, Oscar Otero, Frank Camacho, Maribel Cuello, Fidel Ramírez, and Reinaldo Acevedo
14. Meningococcal Antigen Typing System (MATS): A Tool to Estimate Global Coverage for 4CMenB, a Multicomponent Meningococcal B Vaccine
Giuseppe Boccadifuoco, Brunella Brunelli, Elena Mori, Mauro Agnusdei, Claudia Gianfaldoni, and Marzia Monica Giuliani
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