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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-02-01
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| Series: | BMC Microbiology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/10/48 |