Bordetella pseudohinzii targets cilia and impairs tracheal cilia-driven transport in naturally acquired infection in mice

Abstract Several species of the Gram-negative genus Bordetella are the cause of respiratory infections in mammals and birds, including whooping cough (pertussis) in humans. Very recently, a novel atypical species, Bordetella pseudohinzii, was isolated from laboratory mice. These mice presented no ob...

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Main Authors: Alexander Perniss, Nadine Schmidt, Corinne Gurtner, Kristina Dietert, Oliver Schwengers, Markus Weigel, Julia Hempe, Christa Ewers, Uwe Pfeil, Ulrich Gärtner, Achim D. Gruber, Torsten Hain, Wolfgang Kummer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-23830-4