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Total genome polymorphism and low frequency of intra-genomic variation in the uspA1 and uspA2 genes of Moraxella catarrhalis in otitis prone and non-prone children up to 2 years of age. Consequences for vaccine design?
Vaccine - 7 Mar 2003
Hays John P, van der Schee Cindy, Loogman Anita, Eadie Kim, Verduin Cees, Faden Howard, Verbrugh Henri, van Belkum Alex
Abstract excerpt
Intra-genomic variation in the uspA1 and uspA2 genes of Moraxella catarrhalis was studied using pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis. From a set of 91 M. catarrhalis isolates, 19 pairs of PFGE identical isolates were found. Five pairs originated from otitis non-prone children, 11 pairs from otitis prone children and for...
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