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Infection and Immunity, September 2002, p. 5287-5289, Vol. 70, No. 9
0019-9567/02/$04.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.9.5287-5289.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Susceptibility of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae to Human ß-Defensins Is Influenced by Lipooligosaccharide Acylation
Timothy D. Starner,1 W. Edward Swords,2,
Michael A. Apicella,2 and Paul B. McCray, Jr.1*
Department of Pediatrics,1
Department of MicrobiologyThe University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 522422
Received 28 February 2002/
Returned for modification 29 April 2002/
Accepted 16 May 2002
Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) lipooligosaccharide htrB mutants exhibited greater than 45-fold-increased sensitivity to human ß-defensin 2 (HBD-2) compared to the wild type. Complementation by htrB in trans to acylation competence reversed this increased sensitivity. In contrast, NTHI was more susceptible to HBD-3 and showed no changes in sensitivity as a result of lipooligosaccharide mutations in oligosaccharide and lipid A biosynthesis genes.
* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Dr., Iowa City, IA 52242. Phone: (319) 356-4866. Fax: (319) 356-7171. E-mail:
paul-mccray{at}uiowa.edu.
Editor: E. I. Tuomanen
Present address: Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157.
Infection and Immunity, September 2002, p. 5287-5289, Vol. 70, No. 9
0019-9567/02/$04.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.9.5287-5289.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
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