Biofilms Formed by Nontypeable <i>Haemophilus influenzae</i> In Vivo Contain both Double-Stranded DNA and Type IV Pilin Protein

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Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) strains are members of the normal human nasopharyngeal flora, as well as frequent opportunistic pathogens of both the upper and lower respiratory tracts. Recently, it has been shown that NTHI can form biofilms both in vitro and in vivo. NTHI strains within in vitro-formed biofilms differentially express both epitopes of lipooligosaccharide (LOS) and the outer membrane...

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