Identification of the Lipooligosaccharide Biosynthesis Gene lic2B as a Putative Virulence Factor in Strains of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae That Cause Otitis Media
Pettigrew M, Foxman B, Marrs C, Gilsdorf J. Identification of the Lipooligosaccharide Biosynthesis Gene lic2B as a Putative Virulence Factor in Strains of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae That Cause Otitis Media. Infection And Immunity 2002, 70: 3551-3556. PMID: 12065495, PMCID: PMC128108, DOI: 10.1128/iai.70.7.3551-3556.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle ear isolatesNT H. influenzaeOtitis mediaH. influenzaeEar isolatesThroat isolatesHaemophilus influenzaeMiddle earAcute otitis mediaDay careNontypeable Haemophilus influenzaeVirulence factorsSpecific virulence factorsType B isolatesOM pathogenesisPutative virulence factorsH. influenzae geneImportant causeClinical isolatesPathogenic processesInfluenzaeB isolatesAcid levelsAmino acid levelsNontypeableUse of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis, Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus Typing, and Automated Ribotyping To Assess Genomic Variability among Strains of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae
Pettigrew M, Foxman B, Ecevit Z, Marrs C, Gilsdorf J. Use of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis, Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus Typing, and Automated Ribotyping To Assess Genomic Variability among Strains of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2002, 40: 660-662. PMID: 11825990, PMCID: PMC153392, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.40.2.660-662.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research