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Ribotyping of strains of Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis cultured from the nasopharynx and middle ear of children with otitis media.
Acta oto-laryngologica - 1 Jun 1998
Brygge K, Sørensen C H, Colding H, Ejlertsen T, Højbjerg T, Bruun B
Abstract excerpt
Moraxella (Branhaomella) catarrhalis is frequently present in the nasopharyngeal microflora of small children, especially during episodes of acute otitis media . By means of ribotyping (restriction endonuclease analysis of chromosomal DNA combined with rRNA probing), we studied the genetic heterogeneity of 78 cultures of M. catarrhalis obtained from different localities in the nasopharynx of nine young children...
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