| Literature DB >> 16954284 |
Paola Stefanelli1, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Cecilia Fazio, Brunella Posteraro, Giovanni Fadda, Paola Mastrantonio.
Abstract
In this study, we set up a real-time reverse transcriptase PCR assay to measure the relative amounts of brkA transcripts in 50 Bordetella isolates. The results suggested that brkA expression is strain dependent and its level may play a role in determining the serum resistance or susceptibility phenotype. Pertussis immunocompetent sera were unable to kill Bordetella parapertussis via complement deposition.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16954284 PMCID: PMC1594684 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00247-06
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948