Assays for Determining Pertussis Toxin Activity in Acellular Pertussis Vaccines

Whooping cough is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. There are currently two types of vaccines that can prevent the disease; whole cell vaccines (WCV) and acellular vaccines (ACV). The main virulence factor produced by the organism is pertussis toxin (PTx). This toxin is responsible for m...

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Autores principales: Markey, Kevin, Asokanathan, Catpagavalli, Feavers, Ian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6669641/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31319496
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins11070417

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6669641/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31319496
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins11070417

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