Molecular and Functional Studies of H Influenzae Pili

Gilsdorf, Janet R.

Abstract

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
• Type: Research Project (R01)
• Project #: 5R01AI025630-06
• Application #: 2063042
• Study Section: Bacteriology and Mycology Subcommittee 2 (BM)
• Project Start: 1991-01-01
• Project End: 1998-03-31
• Budget Start: 1996-04-01
• Budget End: 1997-03-31
• Support Year: 6
• Fiscal Year: 1996

Institution

• Name: University of Michigan Ann Arbor
• Department: Pediatrics
• Type: Schools of Medicine
• DUNS #: 791277940
• City: Ann Arbor
• State: MI
• Country: United States
• Zip Code: 48109

Publications

Barbosa-Cesnik, Cibele; Farjo, Rand S; Patel, May et al. (2006) Predictors for Haemophilus influenzae colonization, antibiotic resistance and for sharing an identical isolate among children attending 16 licensed day-care centers in Michigan. Pediatr Infect Dis J 25:219-23

Ecevit, I Zafer; McCrea, Kirk W; Marrs, Carl F et al. (2005) Identification of new hmwA alleles from nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae. Infect Immun 73:1221-5

Farjo, Rand S; Foxman, Betsy; Patel, Mayuri J et al. (2004) Diversity and sharing of Haemophilus influenzae strains colonizing healthy children attending day-care centers. Pediatr Infect Dis J 23:41-6

Pettigrew, M M; Foxman, B; Marrs, C F et al. (2002) Identification of the lipooligosaccharide biosynthesis gene lic2B as a putative virulence factor in strains of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae that cause otitis media. Infect Immun 70:3551-6

Pettigrew, M M; Foxman, B; Ecevit, Z et al. (2002) Use of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus typing, and automated ribotyping to assess genomic variability among strains of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae. J Clin Microbiol 40:660-2

Marrs, C F; Krasan, G P; McCrea, K W et al. (2001) Haemophilus influenzae - human specific bacteria. Front Biosci 6:E41-60

Clemans, D L; Marrs, C F; Bauer, R J et al. (2001) Analysis of pilus adhesins from Haemophilus influenzae biotype IV strains. Infect Immun 69:7010-9

Chang, C C; Gilsdorf, J R; DiRita, V J et al. (2000) Identification and genetic characterization of Haemophilus influenzae genetic island 1. Infect Immun 68:2630-7

Clemans, D L; Bauer, R J; Hanson, J A et al. (2000) Induction of proinflammatory cytokines from human respiratory epithelial cells after stimulation by nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae. Infect Immun 68:4430-40

McCrea, K W; Sauver, J L; Marrs, C F et al. (1998) Immunologic and structural relationships of the minor pilus subunits among Haemophilus influenzae isolates. Infect Immun 66:4788-96