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Rapid detection of the recently emerged Bordetella pertussis strains with the ptxP3 pertussis toxin promoter allele by real-time PCR.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Oct 2012
Kallonen T, Mertsola J, Mooi F R, He Q
Abstract excerpt
Bordetella pertussis strains with the pertussis toxin promoter allele ptxP3 have expanded and replaced resident ptxP1 strains in several European countries. We developed an allele-specific real-time PCR method to identify strains with the allele ptxP3, and investigated the emergence of ptxP3 stra...
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