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Enhancement of Bordetella parapertussis infection by Bordetella pertussis in mixed infection of the respiratory tract

The epidemiological and pathogenic relationship between Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis, the two causes of whooping cough (pertussis), is unclear. We hypothesized that B. pertussis, due to its immunosuppressive activities, might enhance B. parapertussis infection when the two speci...

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Main Authors: Worthington, Zoë E. V., Van Rooijen, Nico, Carbonetti, Nicholas H.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3170498/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21707780
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-695X.2011.00836.x
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