Cytotoxicity of the effector protein BteA was attenuated in Bordetella pertussis by insertion of an alanine residue.

Bordetella bronchiseptica and Bordetella pertussis are closely related respiratory pathogens that evolved from a common bacterial ancestor. While B. bronchiseptica has an environmental reservoir and mostly establishes chronic infections in a broad range of mammals, B. pertussis is a human-specific p...

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Main Authors: Jan Bayram, Ivana Malcova, Larisa Sinkovec, Jana Holubova, Gaia Streparola, David Jurnecka, Jan Kucera, Radislav Sedlacek, Peter Sebo, Jana Kamanova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-08-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008512