Pertussis Infection and Vaccines Advances in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health Volume 12 /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Fedele, Giorgio (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Ausiello, Clara Maria (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Advances in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health, 1183
• Subjects: Medical microbiology.; Bacteriology.; Infectious diseases.; Medical Microbiology.; Infectious Diseases.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of pertussis - also known as whooping cough. The first part discusses the evolution the genus Bordetellae and the molecular epidemiology of B. pertussis, while the following chapters focus on the role of B. pertussis virulence factors in infection and dise...