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Virulence factors

✍ Scribed by Å. Ljungh


Book ID
105405154
Publisher
Springer
Year
1987
Tongue
English
Weight
250 KB
Volume
43
Category
Article
ISSN
1420-682X

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Clearly, B. pertussis has evolved very elaborate mechanisms to maintain itself in the human host. Three different proteins (FHA, pertussis toxin and fimbriae) have been implicated in adherence. Furthermore, a number of toxins are produced (pertussis toxin, adenylate cyclase, dermonecrotic toxin, and