Table 2

Molecular analyses of serogroup C meningococci circulating in Italy from January 2005 through July 2008

Serogroup/serotype

ST/clonal complex

porA VR genotypes

PFGE patterns

penA alleles

Total N°

C:2a

ST-11/ET-37

5, 2, 36-2; 5-1, 10-8, 36-2; 7-2, 13-1, 36-2; 5, 2-1, 36-2; 5, 10-4, 36-2

A-L

A3, A9

49

C:2b

ST-8/A4

5, 2, 36-2; 5, 2-1, 36-2

M-N

A12

98

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