The adenylate cyclase gene of Bordetella pertussis: Molecular cloning and transcriptional analysis.

The disease pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, is caused by the gram negative bacterium Bordetella pertussis. In order to cause disease, the pathogen produces a battery of potential virulence factors which assist the bacteria in colonizing and surviving in the human host. Among these...

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Main Author: Moran, Michael John.
Other Authors: Friedman, Richard L.
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 1990
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/185273