Allelic variations between vaccine strains and circulating strains in pxtP of Bordetella pertussis in Iran
Introduction: Despite high level of vaccination against pertussis‚ whooping cough has re-emerged as a health threat, especially in infants. This could be related to expansion of Bordetella pertussis with novel alleles for virulence factors including the pertussis toxin promoter, ptxP3. Compared to p...
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| Language: | English |
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Pasteur Institute of Iran
2015-05-01
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| Series: | Vaccine Research |
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| Online Access: | http://vacres.pasteur.ac.ir/article-1-51-en.html |