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Bordetella pertussis, the Causative Agent of Whooping Cough, Evolved from a Distinct, Human-Associated Lineage of B. bronchiseptica
Bordetella pertussis, B. bronchiseptica, B. parapertussis(hu), and B. parapertussis(ov) are closely related respiratory pathogens that infect mammalian species. B. pertussis and B. parapertussis(hu) are exclusively human pathogens and cause whooping cough, or pertussis, a disease that has resurged d...
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Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2005
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1323478/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16389302 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0010045 |