1. Pertactin-Negative and Filamentous Hemagglutinin-Negative Bordetella pertussis, Australia, 2013-2017.
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Xu Z, Octavia S, Luu LDW, Payne M, Timms V, Tay CY, Keil AD, Sintchenko V, Guiso N, and Lan R
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- Adhesins, Bacterial immunology, Alleles, Australia epidemiology, Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins immunology, Bordetella pertussis classification, Bordetella pertussis immunology, History, 21st Century, Humans, Pertussis Vaccine administration & dosage, Pertussis Vaccine immunology, Phylogeny, Virulence Factors, Bordetella immunology, Whooping Cough history, Whooping Cough prevention & control, Adhesins, Bacterial genetics, Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins genetics, Bordetella pertussis genetics, Virulence Factors, Bordetella genetics, Whooping Cough epidemiology, Whooping Cough microbiology
- Abstract
During the 2008-2012 pertussis epidemic in Australia, pertactin (Prn)-negative Bordetella pertussis emerged. We analyzed 78 isolates from the 2013-2017 epidemic and documented continued expansion of Prn-negative ptxP3 B. pertussis strains. We also detected a filamentous hemagglutinin-negative and Prn-negative B. pertussis isolate.
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- 2019
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