Volume 8, Number 12—December 2002
Dispatch
Capsule Switching among C:2b:P1.2,5 Meningococcal Epidemic Strains after Mass Immunization Campaign, Spain
Belén Alcalá*, Luisa Arreaza*, Celia Salcedo*, María J. Uría*, Laura De La Fuente*, and Julio A. Vázquez*
Table 1
Distribution and characteristics of B:2b meningococcal strains with different antigenic combinations, Spain
| Year | Identification no. | Antigenic expression | Pulse type | Clonal lineage by MLSTa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9813 | B:2b:P1.2,5 | NRb | ST1380c |
| 9976 | B:2b:P1.2,5 | PT7 | ST8 (A4) | |
| 10034 | B:2b:P1.2,5 | NR | ST1489c | |
| 1996 | 10317 | B:2b:P1.2,5 | PT7 | ST8 (A4) |
| 1997 | 11261 | B:2b:P1.2 | PT1 | ST8 (A4) |
| 11327 | B:2b:P1.2,5 | PT7 | ST8 (A4) | |
| 1998 | 12344 | B:2b:P1.2,5 | PT7 | ST8 (A4) |
| 12366 | B:2b:P1.2,5 | PT7 | ST8 (A4) | |
| 1999 | 12531 | B:2b:P1.2 | PT8 | ST8 (A4) |
| 12644 | B:2b:P1.2,5 | PT8 | ST8 (A4) | |
| 12647 | B:2b:P1.2,5 | PT8 | ST8 (A4) | |
| 12792 | B:2b:P1.2,5 | PT8 | ST8 (A4) | |
| 12367 | B:2b:P1.2,5 | PT8 | ST8 (A4) | |
| 2000 | 13602 | B:2b:P1.2 | PT38 | ST8 (A4) |
| 13818 | B:2b:P1.2,5 | PT7 | ST8 (A4) | |
| 13872 | B:2b:P1.2,5 | PT4 | ST66 (A4) | |
| 13903 | B:2b:P1.2 | NR | ST162c | |
| 14078 | B:2b:P1.2,5 | PT4 | ST66 (A4) |
aMLST, multilocus sequence typing.
bNR, pulse types not related to those found in C:2b:P1.2,5 strains.
cClonal lineage not defined.
