Characterization of Haemophilus influenzae type b fimbriae
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Characterization of Haemophilus influenzae type b fimbriae.
We confirmed that the fimbriae of Haemophilus influenzae type b conferred hemagglutinating activity (HA) towards human erythrocytes, and erythrocytes of certain other species. Most (17/25) cerebrospinal fluid isolates lacked detectable HA on direct testing, but selective enrichment for fimbriation (f+) indicated that 22 of 25 strains could produce these surface structures. HA was unchanged from...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection and Immunity
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0019-9567,1098-5522
DOI: 10.1128/iai.46.3.787-796.1984