<named-content content-type="genus-species">Bordetella pertussis</named-content> Can Be Motile and Express Flagellum-Like Structures

ABSTRACT Bordetella bronchiseptica encodes and expresses a flagellar apparatus. In contrast, Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent of whooping cough, has historically been described as a nonmotile and nonflagellated organism. The previous statements that B. pertussis was a nonmotile organism wer...

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Main Authors: Casandra L. Hoffman, Laura A. Gonyar, Federico Zacca, Federico Sisti, Julieta Fernandez, Ting Wong, F. Heath Damron, Erik L. Hewlett
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/1f505fedf6fa4c678b7d10fb7bca2872
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