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This paper is the first report of formation of biofilms by H. influenzae . Work on biofilm formation by nontypeable H. influenzae should focus in several areas.
The expression of P5 and P6 in biofilms is especially important since these proteins are under consideration as vaccine antigens.
Inspection of Figure 1reveals that one cannot readily divide strains into those which form biofilms and those which do not.
In view of these lines of evidence suggesting that nontypeable H influenzae grows as a biofilm during human respiratory tract infection, the goals of the present study are to 1) Develop an assay to study biofilms of nontypeable H. influenzae in vitro; 2) Characterize the extent to which isolates from the middle ear fluid of children with otitis media and from the sputum of adults with COPD form biofilms; 3) Begin to elucidate the characteristics of the outer membrane antigens of nontypeable H. influenzae during growth as a biofilm; and 4) Preliminarily assess the role of pili in biofilm formation.
As the role of biofilms in human infection becomes better defined, characterization of biofilms may be important in understanding the pathogenesis of infection and immune response to nontypeable H. influenzae in children with otitis media and adults with COPD.