Distribution of bacterial proteins in biofilms formed by non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 829-842

  Webster, Paul ^a   Wu, Siva ^a   Gomez, Gerardo ^a   Apicella, Michael ^b   Plaut, Andrew G ^c   St Geme III, Joseph W ^d  

^a HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Extracellular matrix; Hap protein; HMW proteins; IgA1 protease; Immunocytochemistry; OMP P6; Stereology

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE VACCINE; HAP PROTEIN; HMW1 PROTEIN; HMW2 PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A1 PROTEASE; LIPOOLIGOSACCHARIDE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN P6; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE A; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; STEREOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VACCINE PRODUCTION;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOFILMS; COLORING AGENTS; CRYOPRESERVATION; GENTIAN VIOLET; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OTITIS MEDIA; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE;

EID: 33745403783     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1369/jhc.6A6922.2006     Document Type: Article

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