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A child is diagnosed with whooping cough caused by Bordetella pertussis . The b...
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A child is diagnosed with whooping cough caused by Bordetella pertussis. The bacterium adheres tightly to ciliated respiratory epithelial cells using a surface protein called filamentous hemagglutinin (FHA), which binds to β1-integrins on the host cell surface.
FHA is best described as which type of bacterial structure?
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