Abstract
With the advent of new techniques to explore bacterial pathogenesis, such as signature tagged mutagenesis and site-directed mutagenesis coupled with the whole genome sequence and bioinformatics, there is a need for clear descriptions of the available mutagenesis tools for individual pathogens. Here we describe those that have been applied to Haemophilus influenzae and discuss their advantages and limitations.
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Herbert, M.A. (2003). Mutagenesis of H. influenzae . In: Herbert, M.A., Hood, D.W., Moxon, E.R. (eds) Haemophilus influenzae Protocols. Methods in Molecular Medicineā¢, vol 71. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-321-6:185
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