Complete genome sequencing and assembly of NTHi KR271

Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae KR271 (NTHi KR271) was isolated from the blood sample of 75-years old patient with bacteremia. The strain is non-capsulated hence is denoted as “nontypeable (NTHi)”. NTHi KR271 has been included in several studies of host-pathogen interactions in our research group. We showed that KR271 interacts with human complement regulators for serum resistance, and bind to human extracellular matrix proteins for enhanced adherence to the host epithelial cells. The strain sequence will be used for our genomic/transcriptomic/proteomics comparative analysis.