PHENOTYPIC VARIATION OF CARBOHYDRATE SURFACE-ANTIGENS AND THE PATHOGENESIS OF HAEMOPHILUS-INFLUENZAE INFECTIONS

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作者
ROCHE, RJ [1 ]
MOXON, ER [1 ]
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[1] JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSP, INST MOLEC MED, DEPT PAEDIAT, MOLEC INFECT DIS GRP, OXFORD OX3 9DU, ENGLAND
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10.1016/S0966-842X(00)88959-3
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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Phenotypic variation of two major carbohydrate surface antigens of Haemophilus influenzae, the capsule and lipopolysaccharide, exemplifies some of the genetic mechanisms used by pathogenic bacteria in interacting with host micoenvironments. The ability to generate phenotypic variety at high frequency within clonal populations of microorganisms provides an adaptive mechanism to combat the polymorphisms and immune repertoires of the host.
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