cgMLST characterisation of invasive Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C and W strains associated with increasing disease incidence in the Republic of Ireland

• Robert M. Mulhall ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: robert.mulhall@cuh.ie

  Affiliation Irish Meningitis and Sepsis Reference Laboratory, Temple Street Children’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0457-4661

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• Desiree E. Bennett,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Irish Meningitis and Sepsis Reference Laboratory, Temple Street Children’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

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• Holly B. Bratcher,

  Roles Data curation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

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• Keith A. Jolley,

  Roles Methodology, Resources, Software, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

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• James E. Bray,

  Roles Methodology, Software, Validation

  Affiliation Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

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• Piaras P. O’Lorcain,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Health Protection and Surveillance Centre, Dublin, Ireland

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• Suzanne M. Cotter,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Health Protection and Surveillance Centre, Dublin, Ireland

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• Martin C. J. Maiden,

  Roles Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

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• Robert J. Cunney

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Irish Meningitis and Sepsis Reference Laboratory, Temple Street Children’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, Department of Microbiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

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