Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae strains with the capsule-associated insertion element IS1016 may mimic encapsulated strains

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Volumn 114, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 633-640

  Karlsson, Eva ^a   Melhus, Åsa ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Cross reaction; hmw genes; Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae; Serotype

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOTYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENE SEQUENCE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HMW GENE; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE;

BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BIOFILMS; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; NASOPHARYNX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 33748349658     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: 16000463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2006.apm_333.x     Document Type: Article

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