Modified Lipooligosaccharide Structure Protects Nontypeable <named-content content-type="genus-species">Haemophilus influenzae</named-content> from IgM-Mediated Complement Killing in Experimental Otitis Media

ABSTRACT Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is a Gram-negative, human-restricted pathogen. Although this bacterium typically colonizes the nasopharynx in the absence of clinical symptoms, it is also one of the major pathogens causing otitis media (OM) in children. Complement represents an imp...

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Main Authors: Jeroen D. Langereis, Kim Stol, Elke K. Schweda, Brigitte Twelkmeyer, Hester J. Bootsma, Stefan P. W. de Vries, Peter Burghout, Dimitri A. Diavatopoulos, Peter W. M. Hermans
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Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/68261934a53d44799a991ac21bf5a7e8
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