Vaccine antigen-based genotyping of Bordetella pertussis by direct Sanger sequencing of clinical samples in Peru from 2018 to 2019

ABSTRACT Despite widespread vaccination, pertussis (caused by Bordetella pertussis) persists in many countries, frequently causing outbreaks and severe cases in infants. The resurgence of pertussis may be due to genetic changes in the vaccine antigens of circulating B. pertussis strains. However, cu...

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Published in:	Microbiology Spectrum
Main Authors:	Eduardo Juscamayta-López, Betsabé Vega-Abad, Faviola Valdivia, María Pía Soto, Helen Horna, Ruth García-de-la-Guarda
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Society for Microbiology 2025-06-01
Subjects:	Bordetella pertussis pertussis sequencing vaccine antigen gene allelic variant genotype
Online Access:	https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02004-24