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Comparative Genomics of Bordetella pertussis Reveals Progressive Gene Loss in Finnish Strains
BACKGROUND: Bordetella pertussis is a Gram-negative bacterium that infects the human respiratory tract and causes pertussis or whooping cough. The disease has resurged in many countries including Finland where the whole-cell pertussis vaccine has been used for more than 50 years. Antigenic divergenc...
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Public Library of Science
2007
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1975675/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17878939 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000904 |