Whole genome sequencing reveals within-host genetic changes in paired meningococcal carriage isolates from Ethiopia

Table 1 Serogroups and sequence types of the study isolates

Serogroup	ST	No. of isolates	No. of individuals carrying the same strain at both time points	Isolate ID from individuals changing strains ^c
NG (cnl ^a)	53	11	4	48A, 49A, 49B
	192	48	23	47A, 50B
	198	5	2	47B
	11595	1	0	50A
	11597	2	1
NG (not cnl ^b)	35	2	1
	175	4	2
W	11	10	5
X	11372	2	1
Y	2880	15	7	48B
Total		100	46 individuals	4 individuals

ST Sequence type, NG non-groupable, cnl capsule null
^aisolates harboring the capsule null locus, lacking the possibility to express capsule
^bisolates not harboring the capsule null locus, but not harboring all genes necessary for capsule synthesis
^cThe number identifies the individual and the letters A and B, the first and the last isolates, respectively

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