Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Adaptation of Bordetella pertussis to Vaccination: A Cause for Its Reemergence?

Frits R. Mooi

, Inge H. M. van Loo, and Audrey King

Author affiliations: National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) Bilthoven, The Netherlands

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Polymorphism in pertactin (Prn) and the S1 subunit of pertussis (PtxS1) toxin found in Dutch strains. The RGD sequence in pertactin, involved in binding to host receptors, has been underlined. Dashes indicate gaps. Numbers refer to positions of amino acids relative to the N-terminal methionine.

Figure 3. . Polymorphism in pertactin (Prn) and the S1 subunit of pertussis (PtxS1) toxin found in Dutch strains. The RGD sequence in pertactin, involved in binding to host receptors, has been underlined. Dashes indicate gaps. Numbers refer to positions of amino acids relative to the N-terminal methionine.

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