Transfer of a pertussis toxin expression locus to isogenic bvg-positive and bvg-negative strains of Bordetella bronchiseptica using an in vivo technique

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 263-273

  Smith, Adam M ^b   Walker, Mark J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bordetella bronchiseptica; Bordetella pertussis; pertussis toxin

Indexed keywords

PERTUSSIS TOXIN; PERTUSSIS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BORDETELLA BRONCHISEPTICA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; PERTUSSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029922619     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpat.1996.0025     Document Type: Article

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