Article
Identification of a novel trimeric autotransporter adhesin in the cryptic genospecies of Haemophilus.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Jun 2008
Sheets Amanda J, Grass Susan A, Miller Sara E, St Geme Joseph W
Abstract excerpt
Haemophilus biotype IV strains belonging to the recently recognized Haemophilus cryptic genospecies are an important cause of maternal genital tract and neonatal systemic infections and initiate infection by colonizing the genital or respiratory epithelium. To gain insight into the mechanism of Haemophilus cryptic genospecies colonization, we began by examining prototype strain 1595 and three other strains for...
Topics
- Adhesins, Bacterial
- Bacterial Adhesion
- Blotting, Southern
- Cell Line
- Dimerization
- Haemophilus
- HeLa Cells
- Humans
- Models, Genetic
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction