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BipA Is Associated with Preventing Autoagglutination and Promoting Biofilm Formation in Bordetella holmesii.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Hiramatsu Yukihiro, Saito Momoko, Otsuka Nao, Suzuki Eri, Watanabe Mineo, Shibayama Keigo, Kamachi Kazunari
Abstract excerpt
Bordetella holmesii causes both invasive and respiratory diseases in humans. Although the number of cases of pertussis-like respiratory illnesses due to B. holmesii infection has increased in the last decade worldwide, little is known about the virulence factors of the organism. Here, we analyzed a B. holmesii isolate that forms large aggregates and precipitates in suspension, and subsequently demonstrated that...
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