Virulence Associated Gene 8 of Bordetella pertussis Enhances Contact System Activity by Inhibiting the Regulatory Function of Complement Regulator C1 Inhibitor
Bordetella pertussis is a Gram-negative bacterium and the causative agent of whooping cough.Whooping cough is currently re-emerging worldwide and, therefore, still poses a continuous global health threat.B.pertussis expresses several virulence factors that play a role in evading the human immune response.One of these virulence factors is virulence