Natural genetic transfer of a putative virulence-enhancing mutation to Haemophilus influenzae type a.

doi:10.1093/infdis/169.3.676

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Natural genetic transfer of a putative virulence-enhancing mutation to Haemophilus influenzae type a.

The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Mar 1994

Kroll J S, Moxon E R, Loynds B M

Abstract excerpt

Haemophilus influenzae strains of serotype a very rarely cause life-threatening infections. Examination of strains from the Gambia, West Africa, that caused septicemia, meningitis, or both revealed that a clone has emerged that carries a DNA deletion previously identified only in type b strains t...

Topics

Amino Acid Sequence
Bacteremia
Base Sequence
DNA
Gambia
Gene Transfer Techniques
Humans
Influenza A virus
Meningitis, Haemophilus
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
Serotyping
Virulence

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