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Haemophilus ducreyi expresses a conserved hemoglobin-binding outer-membrane protein (HgbA). To test the role of HgbA in pathogenesis, we infected 9 adults with isolate 35000 and its isogenic hgbA-inactivated mutant (FX504) on their upper arms in a double-blinded, escalating dose-response study. Papules developed at similar rates at sites inoculated with the mutant or parent. The pustule-formation rate was 55% (95% confidence interval [CI], 30. 8%-78.5%) at parent sites and 0 (95% CI, 0-10.5%) at mutant sites (P&lt;.0001). The recovery rate of H. ducreyi from surface cultures was 16% (n=142) from parent sites and 0 (n=213) from mutant sites (P&lt;. 0001). H. ducreyi was recovered at biopsy from 6 of 7 parent sites and from 0 of 3 mutant sites. The results indicate that hemoglobin may be a critical source of heme or iron for the establishment of H. ducreyi infection in humans.

An Isogenic Hemoglobin Receptor–Deficient Mutant ofHaemophilus ducreyiIs Attenuated in the Human Model of Experimental Infection