Phenotypic and Genomic Analysis of Hypervirulent Human-associated <it>Bordetella bronchiseptica</it>

Phenotypic and Genomic Analysis of Hypervirulent Human-associated <it>Bordetella bronchiseptica</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>B. bronchiseptica</it> infections are usually associated with wild or domesticated animals, but infrequently with humans. A recent phylogenetic analysis distinguished two distinct <it>B. bronchiseptica</it>...

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Main Authors: Ahuja Umesh, Liu Minghsun, Tomida Shuta, Park Jihye, Souda Puneet, Whitelegge Julian, Li Huiying, Harvill Eric T, Parkhill Julian, Miller Jeff F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
<it>B. bronchiseptica</it>
Hypervirulence
Cytotoxicity
<it>Bordetella</it> evolution
Host adaptation
Pathogenomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/167

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