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Plasticity of fimbrial genotype and serotype within populations of Bordetella pertussis: analysis by paired flow cytometry and genome sequencing.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Sept 2014
Vaughan Thomas E, Pratt Catherine B, Sealey Katie, Preston Andrew, Fry Norman K, Gorringe Andrew R
Abstract excerpt
The fimbriae of Bordetella pertussis are required for colonization of the human respiratory tract. Two serologically distinct fimbrial subunits, Fim2 and Fim3, considered important vaccine components for many years, are included in the Sanofi Pasteur 5-component acellular pertussis vaccine, and the World Health Organization recommends the inclusion of strains expressing both fimbrial serotypes in whole-cell...
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