Pertactin-negative Bordetella pertussis strains in Canada: characterization of a dozen isolates based on a survey of 224 samples collected in different parts of the country over the last 20 years
Objective: To detect and characterize pertactin-negative Bordetella pertussis in Canada, especially for isolates collected in recent years. Methods: A total of 224 isolates from the years 1994–2013 were screened by Western immuno-blot for expression of pertactin. Pertactin-negative isolates were ch...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-11-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214016142 |