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The Haemophilus influenzae Sap transporter mediates bacterium-epithelial cell homeostasis.
Infection and immunity - 1 Jan 2013
Raffel Forrest K, Szelestey Blake R, Beatty Wandy L, Mason Kevin M
Abstract excerpt
Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) is a commensal inhabitant of the human nasopharynx and a causative agent of otitis media and other diseases of the upper and lower human airway. During colonization within the host, NTHI must acquire essential nutrients and evade immune attack. We previously demonstrated that the NTHI Sap transporter, an inner membrane protein complex, mediates resistance to antimicrobial...
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