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Identification and characterization of a nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae putative toxin-antitoxin locus.
BMC microbiology - 26 Jul 2004
Daines Dayle A, Jarisch Justin, Smith Arnold L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Certain strains of an obligate parasite of the human upper respiratory tract, nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi), can cause invasive diseases such as septicemia and meningitis, as well as chronic mucosal infections such as otitis media. To do this, the organism must invade and survive within both epithelial and endothelial cells. We have identified a facilitator of NTHi survival inside human...
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