title: Genetic characterization of the capsulation locus of Haemophilus influenzae serotype e.
abstract: The capsulation (cap) locus of Haemophilus influenzae type e (Hie) was characterized and sequenced. No IS1016 element was found to flank the locus. The 18.2-kb locus included 14 open reading frames (ORFs), which were grouped into three functional regions. Eight new ORFs (named ecs1 to ecs8) were identified in the Hie capsule-specific region II.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giufrè
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cardines
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mastrantonio
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cerquetti
mesh_terms: D016667:Bacterial Capsules / Q000235:genetics*; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004269:DNA, Bacterial