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Meaning of pertactin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A highly immunogenic virulence factor of Bordetella pertussis, a bacterium that causes pertussis.

uncountable

Examples

“Bpp5 has intact genes encoding known adherence factors, such as filamentous hemaglutinin (fhaB, fhaL, fhaC, fhaS), pertactin (prn) and fimbriae (fimD, fimC, fimB, fimA, fim2, fim3, fimN, fimX), and the sequence similarity was greater than 90% in comparison to B.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

pertain Pertained Pertaining Pertaining to Ciudadanos Pertaining to PSOE pertainment

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