Article
Structural characterization of Haemophilus parainfluenzae lipooligosaccharide and elucidation of its role in adherence using an outer core mutant.
Canadian journal of microbiology - 1 Nov 2008
Pollard Angela, St Michael Frank, Connor Lynn, Nichols Wade, Cox Andrew
Abstract excerpt
The opportunistic pathogen Haemophilus parainfluenzae is a gram-negative bacterium found in the oropharynx of humans. Haemophilus parainfluenzae is a member of the Pasteurellaceae family in which it is most closely related to Haemophilus sengis and Actinobacillus. Characterization of surface disp...
Topics
- Bacterial Adhesion
- Bacterial Proteins
- Base Sequence
- Carbohydrate Sequence
- Cell Line
- Epithelial Cells
- Haemophilus Infections
- Haemophilus parainfluenzae
- Humans
- Lipopolysaccharides
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutagenesis
- Mutation