Nonencapsulated Haemophilus Influenzae in Aboriginal Infants with Otitis Media: Prolonged Carriage of P2 Porin Variants and Evidence for Horizontal P2 Gene Transfer
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
H. C. Smith-Vaughan
K. S. Sriprakash
J. D. Mathews
D. J. Kemp
Infection and Immunity, vol. 65, no. 4, April 1997, pp. 1468-1474
Description
Study sequenced loops 4, 5, and 6 of nonencapsulated Haemophilus influenza P2 porin gene, characterizing several strains that had prolonged carriage times. The authors suggest that there has been transfer of the P2 gene between strains.