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No innocent bystanders: pertussis vaccination and evolutionary parallelisms between Bordetella parapertussis and Bordetella pertussis.
Microbial genomics - 1 Nov 2025
Bouchez Valérie, Moreno-Mingorance Albert, Mir-Cros Alba, Landier Annie, Armatys Nathalie, Guillot Sophie, Martín-Gómez Maria Teresa, Rodrigues Carla, Toubiana Julie, Bento Ana I, Weigand Michael R, González-López Juan José, Brisse Sylvain
Abstract excerpt
Pathogens adapting to the human host and to vaccination-induced immunity may follow parallel evolutionary paths. Bordetella parapertussis (Bpp) contributes significantly to the burden of whooping cough (pertussis) and shares vaccine antigens with Bordetella pertussis (Bp); both pathogens are phylogenetically related and ecological competitors. Bp vaccine antigen-coding genes have accumulated variation, including...
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