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A clonal group of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae with two IgA proteases is adapted to infection in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Murphy Timothy F, Lesse Alan J, Kirkham Charmaine, Zhong Huachun, Sethi Sanjay, Munson Robert S
Abstract excerpt
Strains of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae show enormous genetic heterogeneity and display differential virulence potential in different clinical settings. The igaB gene, which encodes a newly identified IgA protease, is more likely to be present in the genome of COPD strains of H. influenzae than in otitis media strains. Analysis of igaB and surrounding sequences in the present study showed that H. influenzae...
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