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Fundamental differences in physiology of Bordetella pertussis dependent on the two-component system Bvg revealed by gene essentiality studies.
Microbial genomics - 1 Dec 2020
Belcher Thomas, MacArthur Iain, King Jerry D, Langridge Gemma C, Mayho Matthew, Parkhill Julian, Preston Andrew
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The identification of genes essential for a bacterium's growth reveals much about its basic physiology under different conditions. Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent of whooping cough, adopts both virulent and avirulent states through the activity of the two-component system, Bvg. The genes essential for B. pertussis growth in vitro were defined using transposon sequencing, for different Bvg-determined...
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