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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Haemophilus influenzae R2866
SUBMITTER: Jeroen Langereis
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-53290 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Langereis Jeroen D JD Stol Kim K Schweda Elke K EK Twelkmeyer Brigitte B Bootsma Hester J HJ de Vries Stefan P W SP Burghout Peter P Diavatopoulos Dimitri A DA Hermans Peter W M PW
mBio 20120703 4
<h4>Unlabelled</h4>Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is a Gram-negative, human-restricted pathogen. Although this bacterium typically colonizes the nasopharynx in the absence of clinical symptoms, it is also one of the major pathogens causing otitis media (OM) in children. Complement represents an important aspect of the host defense against NTHi. In general, NTHi is efficiently killed by complement-mediated killing; however, various resistance mechanisms have also evolved. We measured t ...[more]