Browsing by Author/Contributor "Bratkowski, Matthew"

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Localized adherence of Haemophilus influenzae to human lung cells in tissue culture

Williams, LaDerrick; Bratkowski, Matthew; Phillips, Thomas; Golomb, Miriam (University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)

The gram-negative coccobacillus H. influenzae is part of the respiratory mucosal flora of most healthy humans. Before the era of Hib vaccination, encapsulated H. influenzae of serotype b were the leading cause of childhood ...
Microcolony formation as a stage in adherence of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae to human lung cells [abstract]

Bratkowski, Matthew (University of Missouri - Columbia Office of Undergraduate Research, 2006)

Nontypeable (nonencapsulated) strains of Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) are responsible for respiratory diseases ranging from childhood otitis media to pneumonia. Long-term persistence of NTHi in respiratory tissue is ...
Recent lateral gene transfer from Pasteurella multocida into Haemophilus influenzae

Bratkowski, Matthew; Golomb, Miriam; Linville, Cole (University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)

Haemophilus influenzae is a gram-negative bacterium that exclusively colonizes humans. Nonencapsulated strains of the bacterium are found in the upper respiratory tract of healthy humans, but can also cause the respiratory ...