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Pertactin-Negative and Filamentous Hemagglutinin-Negative Bordetella Pertussis, Australia, 2013-2017

Zheng Xu, Sophie Octavia, Laurence Don Wai Luu, Michael Payne, Verlaine Timms, Chin Yen Tay, Anthony D Keil, Vitali Sintchenko, Nicole Guiso, Ruiting Lan

Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Jun;25(6):1196-1199.

PMID: 31107218

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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Catalog Number Product Name Structure CAS Number Price
IAR4243478 Hemagglutinin, Filamentous from Bordetella pertussis Hemagglutinin, Filamentous from Bordetella pertussis Price
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