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Bordetella Pertussis virulence factors in the continuing evolution of whoo** cough vaccines for improved performance
Despite high vaccine coverage, whoo** cough caused by Bordetella pertussis remains one of the most common vaccine-preventable diseases worldwide. Introduction of whole-cell pertussis (wP) vaccines in the 1940s ...
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Open AccessLung response to Bordetella pertussis infection in mice identified by gene-expression profiling
Host genetics determines the course of Bordetella pertussis infection in mice. Previously, we found four loci, Tlr4 and three novel loci, designated Bps 1–3, that are involved in the control of B. pertussis infec...
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Expression of foreign epitopes in P-fimbriae ofEscherichia coli
Hypervariable regions (HRs) of the major subunit of F11 fimbriae were exploited for insertion of foreign epitopes. Two insertion vectors were created that contain a unique cloning site in HR1 or HR4 respective...