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An isogenic variant of nontypeable H. influenzae deficient in expression in pili showed a marked reduction in the ability to grow as a biofilm.
Nontypeable H. influenzae strain M37 and an isogenic variant designated M37-1 which is deficient in expression of pili were kindly provided by Robert Munson [ 34 ] .
Role of pili in biofilm formation
To assess the potential role of pili in biofilm formation, a variant of a strain of nontypeable H. influenzae which lacks expression of pili was tested for biofilm formation along with its isogenic parent strain.
This observation parallels that made in several other bacterial species showing the pili are critical in the early stages of biofilm formation [ 36 41 ] .