Neither the Bvg- phase nor the vrg6 locus of Bordetella pertussis is required for respiratory infection in mice.

doi:10.1128/IAI.66.6.2762-2768.1998

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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

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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 expres...

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Animals
Bacterial Proteins
Bordetella bronchiseptica
Bordetella pertussis
Lung
Mice
Mutation
Phenotype
Species Specificity
Trachea
Transcription Factors
Whooping Cough

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