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Hag directly mediates the adherence of Moraxella catarrhalis to human middle ear cells.
Infection and immunity - 1 Aug 2005
Bullard Brian, Lipski Serena L, Lafontaine Eric R
Abstract excerpt
Moraxella catarrhalis is a human pathogen that causes otitis media in young children and lung infections in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In this study, the role of the surface protein Hag in the adherence of multiple M. catarrhalis strains was examined. The hag genes of four clinical isolates were disrupted with a spectinomycin resistance cassette, and the binding of isogenic mutants to...
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