Investigation of Haemophilus somnus Virulence Factors: Lipooligosaccharide Sialylation and Inhibition of Superoxide Anion Production

Autor:	Howard, Michael D.
Rok vydání:	2005
Předmět:	Histophilus somni Haemophilus somnus sialic acid sialylation microbial immunity virulence factors superoxide anion
Druh dokumentu:	Dissertation
Popis:	Virulent strains of the bovine opportunistic pathogen Haemophilus somnus (Histophilus somni) cause multi-systemic diseases in cattle. One of the reported virulence factors that H. somnus may use to persist in the host is resistance to intracellular killing. It is reported in this dissertation that H. somnus significantly (P Ph. D.
Databáze:	Networked Digital Library of Theses & Dissertations
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