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Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae: the role of N-acetyl-5-neuraminic acid in biology

Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is an exclusive human pathogen, which has evolved a number of unique mechanisms to survive within the human environment. An important part of this is the ability of the organism to take up and incorporate sialic acid into its surface structures. This protect...

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Autor principal: Apicella, Michael A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3417534/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22919611
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2012.00019