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High-depth RNA-Seq data sets to investigate the differences in gene expression mediated by phasevarions in non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae.

ABSTRACT: Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is a major bacterial pathogen of the human airway. We report high-depth coverage RNA-Seq data from prototype NTHi strains 723 and R2866, encoding two of the most common phase-variable ModA alleles found in NTHi strains, ModA2 and ModA10, respectively.

SUBMITTER: Atack JM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10720539 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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High-depth RNA-Seq data sets to investigate the differences in gene expression mediated by phasevarions in non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae.

Atack John M JM Brockman Kenneth L KL Bakaletz Lauren O LO Jennings Michael P MP

Microbiology resource announcements 20231122 12

Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is a major bacterial pathogen of the human airway. We report high-depth coverage RNA-Seq data from prototype NTHi strains 723 and R2866, encoding two of the most common phase-variable ModA alleles found in NTHi strains, ModA2 and ModA10, respectively. ...[more]

PMID: 37991358

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