"pertactin" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (biochemistry) A highly immunogenic virulence factor of Bordetella pertussis, a bacterium that causes pertussis. Wikipedia link: pertactin Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Biochemistry
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