Variation in expression of HMW1 and HMW2 adhesins in invasive nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae isolates

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Giufrè, Maria ^a   Carattoli, Alessandra ^a   Cardines, Rita ^a   Mastrantonio, Paola ^a   Cerquetti, Marina ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; PROTEIN HMW1; PROTEIN HMW1A; PROTEIN HMW2; PROTEIN HMW2A; BACTERIAL RNA; HMW1 PROTEIN, BACTERIA; HMW2 PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; TANDEM REPEAT;

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 45249097793     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-8-83     Document Type: Article

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