Identification of the Lipooligosaccharide Biosynthesis Gene lic2B as a Putative Virulence Factor in Strains of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae That Cause Otitis Media
Pettigrew M, Foxman B, Marrs C, Gilsdorf J. Identification of the Lipooligosaccharide Biosynthesis Gene lic2B as a Putative Virulence Factor in Strains of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae That Cause Otitis Media. Infection And Immunity 2002, 70: 3551-3556. PMID: 12065495, PMCID: PMC128108, DOI: 10.1128/iai.70.7.3551-3556.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle ear isolatesNT H. influenzaeOtitis mediaH. influenzaeEar isolatesThroat isolatesHaemophilus influenzaeMiddle earAcute otitis mediaDay careNontypeable Haemophilus influenzaeVirulence factorsSpecific virulence factorsType B isolatesOM pathogenesisPutative virulence factorsH. influenzae geneImportant causeClinical isolatesPathogenic processesInfluenzaeB isolatesAcid levelsAmino acid levelsNontypeable