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Antigenic divergence of Bordetella pertussis isolates in Taiwan.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 2005
Yao Shu-Man, Lin Yu-Chi, Chou Chen-Ying, Chen Ying-Yan, Hsiao Miao-Ju, Chen Hour-Young, Yan Jer-Jea, Su Hsun-Pi, Li Shu-Ying
Abstract excerpt
In recent studies, antigenic divergence has been observed in Bordetella pertussis circulating isolates. We collected 80 Bordetella pertussis isolates in Taiwan from 1998 to 2004 and analyzed them using a combination of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and sequencing of the ptxS1 and prn genes. The incidence of pertussis increases every 3 years, and most of the isolates prevalent since 1998 have expressed...
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