Genomic epidemiology and multilevel genome typing of Bordetella pertussis

Bordetella pertussis causes pertussis (or whooping cough), a severe respiratory infectious disease in infants, although it can be prevented by whole cell and acellular vaccines. The recent pertussis resurgence in industrialised countries is partly attributed to pathogen adaptation to vaccines, while...

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Main Authors: Michael Payne, Zheng Xu, Dalong Hu, Sandeep Kaur, Sophie Octavia, Vitali Sintchenko, Ruiting Lan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-12-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2023.2239945