Pertactin contributes to shedding and transmission of Bordetella bronchiseptica.

Pertactin contributes to shedding and transmission of Bordetella bronchiseptica.

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Whooping cough is resurging in the United States despite high vaccine coverage. The rapid rise of Bordetella pertussis isolates lacking pertactin (PRN), a key vaccine antigen, has led to concerns about vaccine-driven evolution. Previous studies showed that pertactin can mediate binding to mammalian...

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Main Authors: Longhuan Ma, Kalyan K Dewan, Dawn L Taylor-Mulneix, Shannon M Wagner, Bodo Linz, Israel Rivera, Yang Su, Amanda D Caulfield, Uriel Blas-Machado, Eric T Harvill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-08-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009735

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009735

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