Genomic sequence of an otitis media isolate of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae: Comparative study with H. influenzae serotype d, strain KW20

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 4627-4636

  Harrison, Alistair ^a   Dyer, David W ^b   Gillaspy, Allison ^b   Ray, William C ^a   Mungur, Rachna ^a   Carson, Matthew B ^b   Zhong, Huachun ^a   Gipson, Jenny ^b   Gipson, Mandy ^b   Johnson, Linda S ^a   Lewis, Lisa ^b   Bakaletz, Lauren O ^a   Munson Jr , Robert S ^a,c  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIOPHAGE MU; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOMIC ISLAND; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPING; SYNTENY;

CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; OTITIS MEDIA;

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE;

EID: 21144441985     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.13.4627-4636.2005     Document Type: Article

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