News tagged with bordetella pertussis

Mortal chemical combat typifies the world of bacteria

Like all organisms, bacteria must compete for resources to survive, even if it means a fight to the death.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 17, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Incidence and reproduction numbers of pertussis

Analyses of serological and social contact data from five European countries by Mirjam Kretzschmar and colleagues show that childhood vaccination against Bordetella pertussis (whooping cough) has shifted the burden of inf ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jun 22, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Whooping cough vaccine may be losing its punch: study

(PhysOrg.com) -- Vaccination programs against whooping cough may not be fully effective because the bacteria that cause the disease have evolved new strains, a new study has found. A team of Australian scientists has ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 10, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New insight into an old reaction: Adenylylation regulates cell signaling

A new study reveals the importance of adenylylation in the regulation of cell signaling from bacteria to higher organisms. The research, published by Cell Press in the April 10th issue of the journal Molecular Cell, provid ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Structure mediating spread of antibiotic resistance identified

Scientists have identified the structure of a key component of the bacteria behind such diseases as whooping cough, peptic stomach ulcers and Legionnaires' disease. The research, funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Biotechnology ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Whooping cough widespread in Britain

A study has found that nearly 40 percent of British children examined by doctors for persistent coughing show symptoms of whooping cough infections.

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created Jul 07, 2006 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0


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