Differential distribution of IgA-protease genotypes in mucosal and invasive isolates of Haemophilus influenzae in Sweden

Abstract Background Several different IgA-proteases exist in Haemophilus influenzae. The variants have been suggested to play differential roles in pathogenesis, but there is limited information on their distribution in clinical isolates. The objective of this study was to investigate the distributi...

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Main Authors: Fredrik Resman, Guillaume Manat, Victor Lindh, Timothy F. Murphy, Kristian Riesbeck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3464-3