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Development of a qualitative assay for screening of Bordetella pertussis isolates for pertussis toxin production

Bordetella pertussis infection has been increasing in the US, with reported cases reaching over 50,000 in 2012, a number last observed in the 1950s. Concurrently, B. pertussis lacking the pertactin protein, one of the immunogens included in the acellular vaccine formulations, has rapidly emerged sin...

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Autores principales: Gates, Irina, DuVall, Marina, Ju, Hong, Tondella, M. Lucia, Pawloski, Lucia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5386250/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28394915
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175326