The emergence of high-virulent Acinetobacter baumannii strains increases the mortality of patients and seriously affects their prognosis, which motivates us to explore novel ways to control such infections. In this study, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry was adopted to explore the me...
Bordetella pertussis is the bacterial causative agent of whooping cough, a serious respiratory illness. An extensive knowledge on its virulence regulation and metabolism is a key factor to ensure pertussis vaccine manufacturing process robustness. The aim of this study was to refine our ...
Whooping cough resurged globally despite the widespread vaccination. A macrolide-resistant (MR) lineage carrying the high-virulence ptxP3 allele, ptxP3 MR-MT28 (MT28), has imposed a substantial burden on pertussis epidemics, while the underlying factors driving its prevalence remain unclear. Thus...