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Studies on Prn variation in the mouse model and comparison with epidemiological data.
PloS one - 25 Mar 2011
van Gent Marjolein, van Loo Inge H M, Heuvelman Kees J, de Neeling Albert J, Teunis Peter, Mooi Frits R
Abstract excerpt
The virulence factor pertactin (Prn) is a component of pertussis vaccines and one of the most polymorphic Bordetella pertussis antigens. After the introduction of vaccination shifts in predominant Prn types were observed and strains with the Prn vaccine type (Prn1) were replaced by strains carrying non-vaccine types (Prn2 and Prn3), suggesting vaccine-driven selection. The aim of this study was to elucidate the...
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