Comparative genomics of whole-cell pertussis vaccine strains from India

Abstract Background Despite high vaccination coverage using acellular (ACV) and whole-cell pertussis (WCV) vaccines, the resurgence of pertussis is observed globally. Genetic divergence in circulating strains of Bordetella pertussis has been reported as one of the contributing factors for the resurg...

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Published in:BMC Genomics
Main Authors: Shweta Alai, Vikas C. Ghattargi, Manish Gautam, Krunal Patel, Shrikant P. Pawar, Dhiraj P. Dhotre, Umesh Shaligram, Sunil Gairola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Subjects:
Bordetella pertussis
Whooping cough
Resurgence
Antigenic variation
Genome organization
Virulence genes
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-020-6724-8

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