Genomic plasticity in natural populations of Bordetella pertussis

Authors
Stibitz, S Yang, MS
Citation
S. Stibitz et Ms. Yang, Genomic plasticity in natural populations of Bordetella pertussis, J BACT, 181(17), 1999, pp. 5512-5515
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00219193 → ACNP
Volume
181
Issue
17
Year of publication
1999
Pages
5512 - 5515
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9193(199909)181:17<5512:GPINPO>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
We determined the genomic organization of 14 clinical strains of Bordetella pertussis isolated over an 18-month period in Alberta, Canada. The maps of these 14 strains, while demonstrating general similarity of gene order, di splay a number of examples of genomic rearrangements in the form of large c hromosomal inversions.