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High rates of recombination in otitis media isolates of non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 May 2003
Cody Alison J, Field Dawn, Feil Edward J, Stringer Suzanna, Deadman Mary E, Tsolaki Anthony G, Gratz Brett, Bouchet Valérie, Goldstein Richard, Hood Derek W, Moxon E Richard
Abstract excerpt
Non-typeable (NT) or capsule-deficient, Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) is a common commensal of the upper respiratory tract of humans and can be pathogenic resulting in diseases such as otitis media, sinusitis and pneumonia. The lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of NTHi is a major virulence factor that displ...
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