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Cloning of the haemocin locus of Haemophilus influenzae type b and assessment of the role of haemocin in virulence.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Sept 1998
Murley Yvette M, Edlind Thomas D, Plett P Artur, LiPuma John J
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The bacteriocin haemocin (HMC) is produced by most type b strains of Haemophilus influenzae, including strains determined to be genetically diverse, and is toxic to virtually all non-type b strains of H. influenzae, both encapsulated and non-encapsulated. Examination of the deduced amino acid sequences of several genes upstream of the previously identified HMC immunity gene (hmcI) revealed several features common...
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