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Neither the Bvg- phase nor the vrg6 locus of Bordetella pertussis is required for respiratory infection in mice.
Infection and immunity - 1 Jun 1998
Martinez de Tejada G, Cotter P A, Heininger U, Camilli A, Akerley B J, Mekalanos J J, Miller J F
Abstract excerpt
In Bordetella species, the BvgAS sensory transduction system mediates an alteration between the Bvg+ phase, characterized by expression of adhesins and toxins, and the Bvg- phase, characterized by the expression of motility and coregulated phenotypes in Bordetella bronchiseptica and by the expression of vrg loci in Bordetella pertussis. Since there is no known environmental or animal reservoir for B. pertussis,...
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