Pilus- and non-pilus-mediated interactions of Haemophilus influenzae type b with human erythrocytes and human nasopharyngeal mucosa.

doi:10.1093/infdis/161.2.274

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Pilus- and non-pilus-mediated interactions of Haemophilus influenzae type b with human erythrocytes and human nasopharyngeal mucosa.

The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Feb 1990

Farley M M, Stephens D S, Kaplan S L, Mason E O

Abstract excerpt

The role of pili of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) in binding to human erythrocytes and in colonization and invasion of human nasopharyngeal (NP) organ cultures has been evaluated. Hib strains 1009 and 1007, NP and cerebrospinal fluid isolates from the same child with Hib meningitis, were st...

Topics

Bacterial Adhesion
Child
Erythrocytes
Fimbriae, Bacterial
Haemophilus influenzae
Hemadsorption
Humans
Microscopy, Electron
Mucous Membrane
Nasopharynx
Organ Culture Techniques
Phenotype

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