Urease Operon and Urease Activity in Commensal and Disease-causing Nontypeable Haemophilus Influenzae

Overview

Journal J Clin Microbiol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2012 Dec 11

PMID 23224103

Citations 4

Authors

Lixin Zhang

Mayuri Patel

Jingping Xie

Gregg S Davis

Carl F Marrs

Janet R Gilsdorf

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Abstract

The ure operon was significantly more prevalent in Haemophilus influenzae isolates causing otitis media and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)-associated bronchitis than in those from throats of healthy individuals (97% versus 78.1%, P < 0.001). Strains lacking the ure operon are over 8 times more likely to be from the throat than either otitis media or COPD isolates.

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