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Bordetella pertussis

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Definition: A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria that is the causative agent of WHOOPING COUGH. Its cells are minute coccobacilli that are surrounded by a slime sheath.  infection   
See Also Pertussis Vaccine; Virulence Factors, Bordetella 		Other names Haemophilus pertussis; Hemophilus pertussis
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
pertussis endotoxin  0   *Lipopolysaccharides *Virulence Factors, Bordetella Antigens, Bacterial Bordetella pertussis. Springer Semin Immunopathol 1993;15(2-3):205-15
pertactin  0   *Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins *Virulence Factors, Bordetella Bordetella pertussis Bordetella bronchiseptica. Eur J Immunol 1991;21(5):1147
2-amino-6-O-(2-amino-2-deoxy-glucopyranosyl)-2-deoxyglucose  86126-02-5 D-Glucose, 2-amino-6-O-(2-amino-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-2-deoxy  *Disaccharides Bordetella pertussis Endotoxins Lipid A. Carbohydr Res 1983;114(1):95

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