Infant rat infection modifies phenotypic properties of an invasive nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 509-516

  Tsao, David ^a   Nelson, Kevin L ^b   Kim, Daniel ^b   Smith, Arnold L ^b  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal infection; Haemophilus influenzae; Phase variation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; DNA REPLICATION; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LEX A GENE; LIC1A GENE; LIC2A GENE; LIC3A GENE; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; NONHUMAN; OAFA GENE; PHAGOCYTE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOOD BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL LINE; CONJUNCTIVA; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; RATS; SERIAL PASSAGE; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; RATTUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 84862800046     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: 1769714X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2011.12.010     Document Type: Article

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