Molecular evolution of the two-component system BvgAS involved in virulence regulation in Bordetella.

The whooping cough agent Bordetella pertussis is closely related to Bordetella bronchiseptica, which is responsible for chronic respiratory infections in various mammals and is occasionally found in humans, and to Bordetella parapertussis, one lineage of which causes mild whooping cough in humans an...

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Main Authors: Julien Herrou, Anne-Sophie Debrie, Eve Willery, Geneviève Renauld-Mongénie, Camille Locht, Frits Mooi, Françoise Jacob-Dubuisson, Rudy Antoine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-09-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2737282?pdf=render