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SUBMITTER:
Ruiting Lan
PROVIDER: MODEL2205270001 | BioModels | 2025-10-24
REPOSITORIES: BioModels

Suyama Hiroki H Luu Laurence Don Wai LDW Zhong Ling L Raftery Mark J MJ Lan Ruiting R
Frontiers in microbiology 20230803
Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough is a severe respiratory disease caused by the bacterium, <i>Bordetella pertussis</i>. Despite widespread vaccination, pertussis resurgence has been observed globally. The development of the current acellular vaccine (ACV) has been based on planktonic studies. However, recent studies have shown that <i>B. pertussis</i> readily forms biofilms. A better understanding of <i>B. pertussis</i> biofilms is important for developing novel vaccines that can targe ...[more]