Pathogenicity and virulence of Bordetella pertussis and its adaptation to its strictly human host

The highly contagious whooping cough agent Bordetella pertussis has evolved as a human-restricted pathogen from a progenitor which also gave rise to Bordetella parapertussis and Bordetella bronchiseptica. While the latter colonizes a broad range of mammals and is able to survive in the environment,...

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Main Authors: Thomas Belcher, Violaine Dubois, Alex Rivera-Millot, Camille Locht, Françoise Jacob-Dubuisson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-01-01
Series:Virulence
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2021.1980987