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Occurrence of pili on and adhesive properties of Haemophilus parainfluenzae.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 145 ·No. 2 ·1981-02-00 ·Pages 1075-8

Kahn ME, Gromkova R

Abstract

Of 20 clinical isolates of Haemophilus parainfluenzae, 13 produced a mannose-resistant hemagglutinin that agglutinated erythrocytes from chickens, horses, rabbits, and sheep. Examination with the electron microscope showed that only strain HR-885 was pilate. Grown in static liquid culture, the 12 hemagglutinating, nonpilate isolates formed small, tightly packed clumps, whereas strain HR-885 formed large, loosely packed clumps. However, seven isolates did not produce a hemagglutinin, did not clump, and were nonpilate.

MeSH Terms
Fimbriae, Bacterial/physiology Haemophilus influenzae/physiology,ultrastructure Hemagglutination
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Kahn M E
Gromkova R
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of bacteriology
Abbr.
J Bacteriol
ISSN
0021-9193
Published
1981-02-00
Pages
1075-8
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
2985120R
PMCID
PMC217219
Subset
IM
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