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Virulence Factors, Bordetella MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Virulence Factors, Bordetella
Tree Number(s)
D23.946.123.946
D23.946.896.980
Unique ID
D010566
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010566
Scope Note
A set of BACTERIAL ADHESINS and TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL produced by BORDETELLA organisms that determine the pathogenesis of BORDETELLA INFECTIONS, such as WHOOPING COUGH. They include filamentous hemagglutinin; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; pertactin; PERTUSSIS TOXIN; ADENYLATE CYCLASE TOXIN; dermonecrotic toxin; tracheal cytotoxin; Bordetella LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; and tracheal colonization factor.
Entry Term(s)
Agglutinogen 2, Bordetella Pertussis
Bordetella Virulence Determinant
Bordetella Virulence Factors
LFP-Hemagglutinin
LP-HA
Leukocytosis-Promoting Factor Hemagglutinin
Lymphocytosis-Promoting Factor-Hemagglutinin
Pertussis Agglutinins
NLM Classification #
QW 131
Previous Indexing
Bacterial Proteins (1966-1985)
Bacterial Toxins (1977-1985)
Bordetella Pertussis (1966-1985)
Toxins (1966-1976)
Public MeSH Note
2003 see PERTUSSIS TOXINS 1986-2002
History Note
2003 (1986)
Date Established
1986/01/01
Date of Entry
1985/06/17
Revision Date
2018/06/29
Virulence Factors, Bordetella Preferred
Agglutinogen 2, Bordetella Pertussis Narrower
Lymphocytosis-Promoting Factor-Hemagglutinin Narrower
Pertussis Agglutinins Narrower
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