Haemophilus influenzae outer membrane protein P6 molecular characterization may not differentiate all strains of H. Influenzae from H. haemolyticus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3756-3757

  Chang, Arthur ^a   Adlowitz, Diana G ^a   Yellamatty, Edna ^a   Pichichero, Michael ^a  

^a ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN P6; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; GENE SEQUENCE; HAEMOPHILUS; HAEMOPHILUS HAEMOLYTICUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; HUMAN; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENETIC VARIATION; HAEMOPHILUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS VACCINES; HUMANS; INFANT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

HAEMOPHILUS HAEMOLYTICUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE;

EID: 77957789334     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01255-10     Document Type: Article

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