A P5 Peptide That Is Homologous to Peptide 10 of OprF from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Enhances Clearance of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae from Acutely Infected Rat Lung in the Absence of Detectable Peptide-Specific Antibody

Webb, DianneCripps, Allan2015-12-130019-9567http://hdl.handle.net/1885/89909Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is an opportunistic pathogen associated with otitis media and the exacerbation of chronic bronchitis. This study reports the vaccine potential of three peptides representing conserved regions of the NTHi P5 outerKeywords: outer membrane protein; animal experiment; animal model; antigen recognition; article; bacterial outer membrane; controlled study; Haemophilus influenzae; immunomodulation; infection resistance; lung infection; nonhuman; open reading frame; priority journA P5 Peptide That Is Homologous to Peptide 10 of OprF from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Enhances Clearance of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae from Acutely Infected Rat Lung in the Absence of Detectable Peptide-Specific Antibody20002015-12-12