Investigating the growth and metabolic difference of Bvg+ and Bvg- phase Bordetella pertussis

Bordetella pertussis is the causative agent of whooping cough, which, despite the existence of an efficacious vaccine, continues to cause disease and death worldwide. The Bvg two-component system controls much of virulence and when Bvg is active virulence factors are expressed (Bvg+), and when it is...

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Main Author: Belcher, Thomas
Other Authors: Preston, Andrew
Published: University of Bath 2017
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.760879