High-Depth RNA-Seq Data Sets for Studying Gene Expression Changes Mediated by Phase-Variable DNA Methyltransferases in Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2019 Jan 10;8(2):e01500-18. doi: 10.1128/MRA.01500-18. eCollection 2019 Jan.

Abstract

Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is a major bacterial pathogen that causes multiple infections. We report high-depth-coverage RNA-Seq data from three NTHi strains, each of which encodes a different phase-variable methyltransferase. Major gene expression differences occur, commensurate with modA phase variation, and data will serve as an important resource for future studies.