Indirect Pathogenicity of <italic toggle="yes">Haemophilus influenzae</italic> and <italic toggle="yes">Moraxella catarrhalis</italic> in Polymicrobial Otitis Media Occurs via Interspecies Quorum Signaling

ABSTRACT Otitis media (OM) is among the leading diseases of childhood and is caused by opportunists that reside within the nasopharynx, such as Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis. As with most airway infections, it is now clear that OM infections involve multiple organisms. This study...

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Main Authors: Chelsie E. Armbruster, Wenzhou Hong, Bing Pang, Kristin E. D. Weimer, Richard A. Juneau, James Turner, W. Edward Swords
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2010
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f30527172ea64d8b9284d4e64280f0f8
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