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Laboratory adaptation of Bordetella pertussis is associated with the loss of type three secretion system functionality.
Infection and immunity - 1 Sept 2011
Gaillard M E, Bottero D, Castuma C E, Basile L A, Hozbor D
Abstract excerpt
Although Bordetella pertussis contains and transcribes loci encoding type III secretion system (TTSS) homologues, expression of TTSS-associated proteins has been reported only for non-laboratory-adapted Irish clinical isolates. Here we confirm such a result for clinical isolates obtained from patients treated in Argentinean hospitals. Moreover, we demonstrate that the expression of TTSS-associated proteins is...
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