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Melanin Produced by Bordetella parapertussis Confers a Survival Advantage to the Bacterium during Host Infection
Bordetella parapertussis causes respiratory infection in humans, with a mild pertussis (whooping cough)-like disease. The organism produces a brown pigment, the nature and biological significance of which have not been elucidated. Here, by screening a transposon library, we demonstrate that the gene...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8513678/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34643424 http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00819-21 |