Partial Analysis of the Genomes of Two Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Otitis Media Isolates
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Partial analysis of the genomes of two nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae otitis media isolates.
In 1995, The Institute for Genomic Research completed the genomic sequence of a rough derivative of Haemophilus influenzae serotype d, strain KW20. This sequence, though extremely useful in understanding the basic biology of H. influenzae, has yet to provide significant insight into our understanding of disease caused by nontypeable H. influenzae (NTHI), because serotype d strains are not gener...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection and Immunity
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0019-9567,1098-5522
DOI: 10.1128/iai.72.5.3002-3010.2004