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Genomic features of Bordetella parapertussis clades with distinct host species specificity.
Genome biology - 1 Jan 2006
Brinig Mary M, Register Karen B, Ackermann Mark R, Relman David A
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BACKGROUND: The respiratory pathogen Bordetella parapertussis is a valuable model in which to study the complex phenotype of host specificity because of its unique two-species host range. One subset of strains, including the sequenced representative, causes whooping cough in humans, while other strains infect only sheep. The disease process in sheep is not well understood, nor are the genetic and transcriptional...
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