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Serum resistance and phase variation of a nasopharyngeal non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae isolate.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Feb 2017
Lichtenegger Sabine, Bina Isabelle, Durakovic Sanel, Glaser Philippe, Tutz Sarah, Schild Stefan, Reidl Joachim
Abstract excerpt
Haemophilus influenzae harbours a complex array of factors to resist human complement attack. As non-typeable H. influenzae (NTHi) strains do not possess a capsule, their serum resistance mainly depends on other mechanisms including LOS decoration. In this report, we describe the identification of a highly serum resistant, nasopharyngeal isolate (NTHi23) by screening a collection of 77 clinical isolates. For...
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