Phase variation of lic1A, lic2A and lic3A in colonization of the nasopharynx, bloodstream and cerebrospinal fluid by Haemophilus influenzae type b

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3005-3011

  Hosking, Sarah L ^a,b   Craig, Jane E ^b   High, Nicola J ^b  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Haemophilus influenzae type b; Invasive disease; lic genes; Phase variation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BLOOD; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN; NASOPHARYNX; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0032718172     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-145-11-3005     Document Type: Article

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