title: Prevalence of hicAB, lav, traA, and hifBC among Haemophilus influenzae middle ear and throat strains.
abstract: Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is an important cause of illness among children. To further understand the role of laterally transferred genes in NTHi colonization and otitis media, the prevalence of hicAB, lav, tnaA, and hifBC was determined among 44 middle ear and 35 throat NTHi isolates by dot-blot hybridization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Salma S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Syed
authors.forename: Janet R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Gilsdorf
mesh_terms: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000382:microbiology*; D022761:Gene Transfer, Horizontal; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting / Q000379:methods; D018832:Molecular Chaperones / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C090993:HifB protein, Haemophilus influenzae; C090994:HifC protein, Haemophilus influenzae; D018832:Molecular Chaperones