Evidence for a role of the polysaccharide capsule transport proteins in pertussis pathogenesis.
Polysaccharide (PS) capsules are important virulence determinants for many bacterial pathogens. Bordetella pertussis, the agent of whooping cough, produces a surface associated microcapsule but its role in pertussis pathogenesis remained unknown. Here we showed that the B. pertussis capsule locus is...
Main Authors: | Regina Hoo, Jian Hang Lam, Ludovic Huot, Aakanksha Pant, Rui Li, David Hot, Sylvie Alonso |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4264864?pdf=render |
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