The missing link: <it>Bordetella petrii </it>is endowed with both the metabolic versatility of environmental bacteria and virulence traits of pathogenic Bordetellae

The missing link: <it>Bordetella petrii </it>is endowed with both the metabolic versatility of environmental bacteria and virulence traits of pathogenic Bordetellae

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Bordetella petrii </it>is the only environmental species hitherto found among the otherwise host-restricted and pathogenic members of the genus <it>Bordetella</it>. Phylogenetically, it connects the pathog...

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Main Authors: Schneiker-Bekel Susanne, Rückert Christian, Nakunst Diana, Mormann Sascha, Meyer Folker, Linke Burkhard, Link Stefanie, Larisch Christof, Khachane Amit N, Herrmann Stefanie, Gaigalat Lars, Ebensen Thomas, Choudhuri Jomuna V, Buhrmester Jens, Bartels Daniela, Lechner Melanie, Koebnik Ralf, Pieper Dietmar H, Martins dos Santos Vítor AP, Sebaihia Mohammed, Guzman Carlos A, Gross Roy, Schulze Kai, Vorhölter Frank-Jörg, Yevsa Tetyana, Engle Jacquelyn T, Goldman William E, Pühler Alfred, Göbel Ulf B, Goesmann Alexander, Blöcker Helmut, Kaiser Olaf, Martinez-Arias Rosa
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-09-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/9/449

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