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Bordetella pertussis clones identified by multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Feb 2010
Kurniawan Jacob, Maharjan Ram P, Chan Wai Fong, Reeves Peter R, Sintchenko Vitali, Gilbert Gwendolyn L, Mooi Frits R, Lan Ruiting
Abstract excerpt
Multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA) of 316 Bordetella pertussis isolates collected over 40 years from Australia and 3 other continents identified 66 MLVA types (MTs), including 6 predominant MTs. Typing of genes encoding acellular vaccine antigens showed changes that may be v...
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