Differential regulation of Bordetella pertussis virulence factors.

doi:10.1016/s0934-8840(11)80835-2

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Differential regulation of Bordetella pertussis virulence factors.

Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie : international journal of medical microbiology - 1 Apr 1993

Gross R, Carbonetti N H

Abstract excerpt

Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent of whooping cough, regulates its virulence factors coordinately according to environmental parameters such as temperature and certain chemicals. A regulatory locus has been characterized which is essential for this regulation. This bvg locus codes for a t...

Topics

Bacterial Proteins
Bordetella pertussis
Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
Genes, Bacterial
Humans
Models, Biological
Mutation
Promoter Regions, Genetic
Transcription Factors
Virulence
Whooping Cough

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