| Literature DB >> 29454132 |
Anaïs Thiriard1, Dominique Raze1, Camille Locht2.
Abstract
The complement cascade participates in protection against bacterial infections, and pathogens, including Bordetella pertussis, have developed complement-evading strategies. Here we discuss current knowledge on B. pertussis complement evasion strategies and the role of antibody-dependent complement-mediated killing in protection against B. pertussis infection pointing out important knowledge gaps for further research to improve current pertussis vaccines.Entities:
Keywords: Antibodies; Bordetella; Complement; Pertussis
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29454132 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2018.02.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Microbes Infect ISSN: 1286-4579 Impact factor: 2.700