Phenotypic diversity and shared genomic determinants among isolates causing a large incidence of disseminated gonococcal infections in Canada
Gursonika Binepal, Emil Jurga, Duncan Carruthers-Lay, Sören Krüger, Sandra I. Zittermann, Jessica Minion, Mathew A. Diggle, David C. Alexander, Irene Martin, Vanessa G Allen, John Parkinson, Scott D. Gray‐Owen
The paper investigates genetic and phenotypic differences between Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains causing disseminated gonococcal infections (DGI) and non-invasive strains in Canada, identifying two porB alleles and other genetic determinants associated with DGI.
mSphere · Jul 20, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology