Nontypeable <italic toggle="yes">Haemophilus influenzae</italic> Has Evolved Preferential Use of <italic toggle="yes">N-</italic>Acetylneuraminic Acid as a Host Adaptation
ABSTRACT Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is a Gram-negative bacterial pathogen that is adapted exclusively to human hosts. NTHi utilizes sialic acid from the host as a carbon source and as a terminal sugar on the outer membrane glycolipid lipooligosaccharide (LOS). Sialic acid expressed on...
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American Society for Microbiology
2019
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