Bordetella is a Gram-negative Beta-proteobacteria that colonizes the respiratory tracts of mammals. It produces a complex array of adhesins, aggressins and toxins that are presumed to be important in the colonisation of its human host and in ensuring its survival and propagation. The organism also has highly sophisticated mechanisms for regulating virulence factor expression, in response to environmental signals or by reversible mutations. Bordetella pertussis, the etiologic agent of whooping cough, produces...
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