A Clonal Group of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae with Two IgA Proteases Is Adapted to Infection in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

• Timothy F. Murphy ,

  * E-mail: murphyt@buffalo.edu

  Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States of America, Department of Microbiology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States of America, New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States of America, Veterans Affairs Western New York Healthcare System, Buffalo, New York, United States of America

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• Alan J. Lesse,

  Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States of America, Department of Microbiology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States of America, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States of America, Veterans Affairs Western New York Healthcare System, Buffalo, New York, United States of America

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• Charmaine Kirkham,

  Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States of America, New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States of America

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• Huachun Zhong,

  Affiliations Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

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• Sanjay Sethi,

  Affiliations Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States of America, Veterans Affairs Western New York Healthcare System, Buffalo, New York, United States of America

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• Robert S. Munson Jr

  Affiliations Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

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