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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Auteurs principaux: Irina Gates, Marina DuVall, Hong Ju, M Lucia Tondella, Lucia Pawloski, Pertussis Working Group
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Collection:PLoS ONE
Accès en ligne:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5386250?pdf=render