Transcriptome sequencing data sets for determining gene expression changes mediated by phase-variable DNA methyltransferases in nontypeable haemophilus influenzae strains isolated from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is a major bacterial cause of exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Here, we report high-depth coverage transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq) data from two NTHi strains, each encoding a different phase-variable methyltransferase. modA phase variation results in gene expression differences. These data will serve as an important resource for future studies.