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Two-component systems in Haemophilus influenzae: a regulatory role for ArcA in serum resistance.
Infection and immunity - 1 Jan 2003
De Souza-Hart J A, Blackstock W, Di Modugno V, Holland I B, Kok M
Abstract excerpt
Knockout mutations were constructed in the arcA gene of a virulent type b strain of Haemophilus influenzae, and the behavior of the resulting mutants was investigated in a number of conditions that mimicked distinct steps in the natural infection pathway. In arcA mutants, synthesis of capsule and lipooligosaccharide (LOS) and growth in synthetic media were unaltered compared to synthesis of capsule and LOS and...
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