Bacterial Lysis through Interference with Peptidoglycan Synthesis Increases Biofilm Formation by Nontypeable <named-content content-type="genus-species">Haemophilus influenzae</named-content>

Bacterial Lysis through Interference with Peptidoglycan Synthesis Increases Biofilm Formation by Nontypeable <named-content content-type="genus-species">Haemophilus influenzae</named-content>

ABSTRACT Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is an opportunistic pathogen that mainly causes otitis media in children and community-acquired pneumonia or exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults. A large variety of studies suggest that biofilm formation by NTHi may be a...

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Main Authors: Sara Marti, Carmen Puig, Alexandra Merlos, Miguel Viñas, Marien I. de Jonge, Josefina Liñares, Carmen Ardanuy, Jeroen D. Langereis
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017
Subjects:
DNA
Haemophilus influenzae
biofilms
otitis media
peptidoglycan
postantibiotic effect
Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/b23d08a0f39f497e8f80dfad53004597
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