Bordetella pertussis isolates from Argentinean whooping cough patients display enhanced biofilm formation capacity compared to Tohama I reference strain

Bordetella pertussis isolates from Argentinean whooping cough patients display enhanced biofilm formation capacity compared to Tohama I reference strain

Pertussis is a highly contagious disease mainly caused by Bordetella pertussis. Despite the massive use of vaccines since the 1950´s the disease has become re-emergent in 2000 with a shift in incidence from infants to adolescents and adults. Clearly, the efficacy of current cellular or acellular vac...

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Main Authors: Laura eArnal, Tom eGrunert, Natalia eCattelan, Daan eDe Gouw, Maria Ines Villalba, Diego O. Serra, Frits R Mooi, Monika eEhling-Schulz, Osvaldo Miguel Yantorno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Bordetella pertussis
Whooping Cough
Biofilm
Clinical Isolates
proteomic
real time PCR
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01352/full

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