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Bordetella pertussis isolates in Finland: Serotype and fimbrial expression
BACKGROUND: Bordetella pertussis causes whooping cough or pertussis in humans. It produces several virulence factors, of which the fimbriae are considered adhesins and elicit immune responses in the host. B. pertussis has three distinct serotypes Fim2, Fim3 or Fim2,3. Generally, B. pertussis Fim2 st...
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BioMed Central
2008
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2562373/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18816412 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-8-162 |