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Sequence variation in virulence-related genes of Bordetella pertussis isolates from Poland in the period 1959-2013.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Jan 2015
Mosiej E, Zawadka M, Krysztopa-Grzybowska K, Polak M, Augustynowicz E, Piekarska K, Lutyńska A
Abstract excerpt
This study aimed to characterise Bordetella pertussis isolates circulating in Poland since 1959. Sequence analysis of ptxA, ptxC, prn, tcfA, fim2, fim3 and ptxP for 175 clinical isolates and currently and previously used vaccine strains was performed. Clinical isolates from the period 1995-2013 were found to be different to three currently used vaccine strains harbouring the allelic combination...
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