Genomic dissection of the microevolution of Australian epidemic Bordetella pertussis

Genomic dissection of the microevolution of Australian epidemic Bordetella pertussis

Whooping cough (pertussis) is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. Despite high vaccine coverage, pertussis has re-emerged in many countries including Australia and caused two large epidemics in Australia since 2007. Here, we undertook a genomic and p...

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Main Authors: Zheng Xu, Dalong Hu, Laurence Don Wai Luu, Sophie Octavia, Anthony D. Keil, Vitali Sintchenko, Mark M. Tanaka, Frits R. Mooi, Jenny Robson, Ruiting Lan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
Subjects:
Bordetella pertussis
re-emergence
phylogeographic
global transmission
evolution
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2022.2077129

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