[HTML][HTML] Role of extracellular trap release during bacterial and viral infection
BM Schultz, OA Acevedo, AM Kalergis… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Neutrophils are innate immune cells that play an essential role during the clearance of
pathogens that can release chromatin structures coated by several cytoplasmatic and …
pathogens that can release chromatin structures coated by several cytoplasmatic and …
[HTML][HTML] Mucormycosis amid COVID-19 crisis: pathogenesis, diagnosis, and novel treatment strategies to combat the spread
S Dogra, A Arora, A Aggarwal, G Passi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The havoc unleashed by COVID-19 pandemic has paved way for secondary ominous fungal
infections like Mucormycosis. It is caused by a class of opportunistic pathogens from the …
infections like Mucormycosis. It is caused by a class of opportunistic pathogens from the …
Global spatial dynamics and vaccine-induced fitness changes of Bordetella pertussis
N Lefrancq, V Bouchez, N Fernandes… - Science Translational …, 2022 - science.org
As with other pathogens, competitive interactions between Bordetella pertussis strains drive
infection risk. Vaccines are thought to perturb strain diversity through shifts in immune …
infection risk. Vaccines are thought to perturb strain diversity through shifts in immune …
[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of whole-cell and acellular pertussis vaccines in the context of long-term herd immunity
E Szwejser-Zawislak, MM Wilk, P Piszczek, J Krawczyk… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
After the pertussis vaccine had been introduced in the 1940s and was shown to be very
successful in reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with the disease, the possibility …
successful in reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with the disease, the possibility …
[HTML][HTML] Effects of epistasis and recombination between vaccine-escape and virulence alleles on the dynamics of pathogen adaptation
Pathogen adaptation to public health interventions such as vaccination may take tortuous
routes and involve multiple mutations at different locations in the pathogen genome, acting …
routes and involve multiple mutations at different locations in the pathogen genome, acting …
[HTML][HTML] Age and primary vaccination background influence the plasma cell response to pertussis booster vaccination
AM Diks, P Versteegen, C Teodosio, RJ Groenland… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pertussis is a vaccine-preventable disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis.
Over the past years, the incidence and mortality of pertussis increased significantly. A …
Over the past years, the incidence and mortality of pertussis increased significantly. A …
Macrolide susceptibility and molecular characteristics of Bordetella pertussis
J Zhang, D Zhang, X Wang, X Wei… - Journal of International …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective To analyse macrolide resistance and molecular characteristics of Bordetella
pertussis clinical isolates from western China, and to explore the relationship between …
pertussis clinical isolates from western China, and to explore the relationship between …
[HTML][HTML] Crystal structures of pertussis toxin with NAD+ and analogs provide structural insights into the mechanism of its cytosolic ADP-ribosylation activity
M Sakari, MT Tran, J Rossjohn, AT Pulliainen… - Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ASBMB
Bordetella pertussis is the causative agent of whooping cough, a highly contagious
respiratory disease. Pertussis toxin (PT), a major virulence factor secreted by B. pertussis, is …
respiratory disease. Pertussis toxin (PT), a major virulence factor secreted by B. pertussis, is …
[HTML][HTML] A Cross-Sectional Study Revealing the Emergence of Erythromycin-Resistant Bordetella pertussis Carrying ptxP3 Alleles in China
X Wu, Q Du, D Li, L Yuan, Q Meng, Z Fu, H Xu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Previous limited studies have identified that Bordetella pertussis (B. pertussis)
isolates circulating in China possess distinct molecular features and high rates of …
isolates circulating in China possess distinct molecular features and high rates of …
[HTML][HTML] Evolution of Bordetella pertussis in the acellular vaccine era in Norway, 1996 to 2019
LT Brandal, DF Vestrheim, T Bruvik, RB Roness… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
We described the population structure of Bordetella pertussis (B. pertussis) in Norway from
1996 to 2019 and determined if there were evolutionary shifts and whether these correlated …
1996 to 2019 and determined if there were evolutionary shifts and whether these correlated …