Biofilm growth increases phosphorylcholine content and decreases potency of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae endotoxins

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1828-1836

  West Barnette, Shayla ^a   Rockel, Andrea ^a   Swords, W Edward ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; GLYCOLIPID; HEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE ENDOTOXIN; LIPOOLIGOSACCHARIDE; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; POLYMER; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; EPITHELIUM CELL; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PHENOTYPE; PLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SIALYLATION;

BIOFILMS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EAR, MIDDLE; ENDOTOXINS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE;

EID: 33644759219     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.74.3.1828-1836.2006     Document Type: Article

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