Regulation of the vapBC-1 toxin-antitoxin locus in nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae.

Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) are human-adapted commensal bacteria that can cause a number of chronic mucosal infections, including otitis media and bronchitis. One way for these organisms to survive antibiotic therapy and cause recurrent disease is to stop replicating, as most antimicro...

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Main Authors: Susan D Cline, Sehresh Saleem, Dayle A Daines
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3302801?pdf=render