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

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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Main Authors: Raymond S.W. Tsang, Michelle Shuel, Frances B. Jamieson, Steven Drews, Linda Hoang, Greg Horsman, Brigitte Lefebvre, Shalini Desai, Monique St-Laurent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-11-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Bordetella pertussis
Pertactin-negative
Molecular epidemiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214016142

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