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The sequencing results for the first half of the 4548 mutants composing the library suggested that we have mutations in 80%\u201390% of <jats:italic>N. meningitidis<\/jats:italic>nonessential genes. This was confirmed by a whole-genome identification of the genes required for resistance to complement-mediated lysis, a key to meningococcal virulence. We show that all the genes we identified, including four previously uncharacterized, were important for the synthesis of the polysialic acid capsule or the lipooligosaccharide (LOS), suggesting that these are likely to be the only meningococcal attributes necessary for serum resistance. Our work provides a valuable and lasting resource that may lead to a global map of gene function in <jats:italic>N. meningitidis<\/jats:italic>.<\/jats:p><jats:p>[Supplemental material is available online at <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" ext-link-type=\"uri\" xlink:href=\"http:\/\/www.genome.org\" xlink:type=\"simple\">www.genome.org<\/jats:ext-link>. The following individuals kindly provided reagents, samples, or unpublished information as indicated in the paper: E. Carbonnelle, M. Joussemet, D. Caugant, M.-J. 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