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Haemophilus influenzae – human specific bacteria
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Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Department of Biology, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Front. Biosci. (Landmark Ed) 2001, 6(4), 41–60;
https://doi.org/10.2741/marrs
Published: 1 September 2001
Abstract
Haemophilus influenzae is both a commensal and a pathogen specific to humans. Here we review this bacterium with special emphasis on characteristics that may be involved in virulence.