Haemophilus haemolyticus:A Human Respiratory Tract Commensal to Be Distinguished fromHaemophilus influenzae
Author(s) -
Timothy F. Murphy,
Aimee L. Brauer,
Sanjay Sethi,
Mogens Kilian,
Xueya Cai,
Alan J. Lesse
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/509824
Subject(s) - haemophilus influenzae , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , staphylococcus haemolyticus , respiratory tract infections , moraxella catarrhalis , respiratory tract , pathogen , haemophilus , virology , bacteria , genetics , staphylococcus , staphylococcus aureus , respiratory system , antibiotics , anatomy
Haemophilus influenzae is a common pathogen in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In a prospective study, selected isolates of apparent H. influenzae had an altered phenotype. We tested the hypothesis that these variant strains were genetically different from typical H. influenzae.
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