Sialic acid mediated transcriptional modulation of a highly conserved sialometabolism gene cluster in <it>Haemophilus influenzae </it>and its effect on virulence

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sialic acid has been shown to be a major virulence determinant in the pathogenesis of otitis media caused by the bacterium <it>Haemophilus influenzae</it>. This study aimed to characterise the expression of genes required...

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Main Authors: Moxon Richard, Pelton Stephen I, Makepeace Katherine, Sweetman Wendy A, Kumar Gaurav A, Figueira Marisol, Jenkins Gaynor A, Hood Derek W
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语言:English
出版: BMC 2010-02-01
丛编:BMC Microbiology
在线阅读:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/10/48