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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
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
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