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Bordetella parapertussis is a small Gram-negative bacterium of the genus Bordetella which is adapted to colonise the mammalian respiratory tract. Pertussis caused by B. parapertussis manifests with similar symptoms to Bordetella pertussis|B. pertussis-derived disease but tends to be generally less severe. Immunity derived from B. pertussis does not protect against infection by B. parapertussis, however, because of the O-antigen that is found only on B. parapertussis. This antigen protects B. parapertussis against antibodies specific to B. pertussis, so the bacteria is free to colonize the hosts lungs without being subject to attack by previous antibodies. These findings suggest that B....

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TaxId: 519 Bordetella parapertussis [b-proteobacteria] Sequences: 431 nucleotide, 9275 protein

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