Biofilm formation by nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae: strain variability, outer membrane antigen expression and role of pili

BACKGROUND: Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae is an important cause of otitis media in children and lower respiratory tract infection in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Several lines of evidence suggest that the bacterium grows as a biofilm in the human respiratory tract....

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Autores principales: Murphy, Timothy F, Kirkham, Charmaine
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2002
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC113772/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11960553
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-2-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC113772/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11960553
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-2-7

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