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. 1981 Feb;145(2):1075–1078. doi: 10.1128/jb.145.2.1075-1078.1981

Occurrence of pili on and adhesive properties of Haemophilus parainfluenzae.

M E Kahn, R Gromkova
PMCID: PMC217219  PMID: 6109710

Abstract

Of 20 clinical isolates of Haemophilus parainfluenzae, 13 produced a mannose-resistant hemagglutinin that agglutinated erythrocytes from chickens, horses, rabbits, and sheep. Examination with the electron microscope showed that only strain HR-885 was pilate. Grown in static liquid culture, the 12 hemagglutinating, nonpilate isolates formed small, tightly packed clumps, whereas strain HR-885 formed large, loosely packed clumps. However, seven isolates did not produce a hemagglutinin, did not clump, and were nonpilate.

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