The importance of Bordetella pertussis strains which do not produce virulence factors in the epidemiology of pertussis
Bordetella pertussis strains, which have lost the ability to produce antigens, such as pertactin - Prn, pertussis toxin - Ptx, filamentous haemagglutinin - FHA, fimbriae type 2 and 3 - Fim 2 and 3, tracheal colonization factor - TcfA, have recently been isolated in countries with a high vaccination...
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Language: | English |
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Index Copernicus International S.A.
2017-05-01
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Series: | Postępy Higieny i Medycyny Doświadczalnej |
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Online Access: | http://phmd.pl/gicid/01.3001.0010.3821 |