Phosphoethanolamine Transferase LptA in Haemophilus ducreyi Modifies Lipid A and Contributes to Human Defensin Resistance In Vitro

Michael P. Trombley; Deborah M. B. Post; Sherri D. Rinker; Lorri M. Reinders; Kate R. Fortney; Beth W. Zwickl; Diane M. Janowicz; Fitsum M. Baye; Barry P. Katz; Stanley M. Spinola; Margaret E. Bauer

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0124373

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Phosphoethanolamine Transferase LptA in Haemophilus ducreyi Modifies Lipid A and Contributes to Human Defensin Resistance In Vitro

Michael P. Trombley,

Current address: Department of Biological Sciences, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America.

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America
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Deborah M. B. Post,

Affiliation Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA, United States of America
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Sherri D. Rinker,

Current address: Current Address: AIT Bioscience, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America.

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America
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Lorri M. Reinders,

Affiliation Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA, United States of America
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Kate R. Fortney,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America
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Beth W. Zwickl,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America
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Diane M. Janowicz,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America
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Fitsum M. Baye,

Affiliations Department of Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America, Department of Biostatistics, Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America
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Barry P. Katz,

Affiliations Department of Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America, Department of Biostatistics, Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America
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Stanley M. Spinola,

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America, Center for Immunobiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America
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Margaret E. Bauer

* E-mail: mebauer@iupui.edu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America
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Phosphoethanolamine Transferase LptA in Haemophilus ducreyi Modifies Lipid A and Contributes to Human Defensin Resistance In Vitro

Michael P. Trombley,
Deborah M. B. Post,
Sherri D. Rinker,
Lorri M. Reinders,
Kate R. Fortney,
Beth W. Zwickl,
Diane M. Janowicz,
Fitsum M. Baye,
Barry P. Katz,
Stanley M. Spinola

Published: April 22, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0124373

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