The Evolution Of Haemophilus Influenzae Genome

Student Name Professor Name Course Date Summary of the Article A 15-year research demonstrates how NTHi (non-typeable Haemophilus influenza), one of the major pathogens in COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), causes severe complications and manages to survive in a patient’s airway over time. This study was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shedding light on the evolution of Haemophilus influenzae genome. This bacterial pathogen is capable of colonizing and infecting a large number of individuals simultaneously. It is very powerful and can easily adapt to the environments in human airways. The pathogen can stay there for long, fights against antibodies and eventually causes inflammation, tissue damage and lung cancer. A researcher at Jacobs Sc...