Molecular Analysis of Emerging MT27 Macrolide-Resistant Bordetella pertussis, Kobe, Japan, 2025.
We report the emergence and spread of multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis type 27 (MT-27) macrolide-resistant Bordetella pertussis (MRBP) in Kobe, Japan, in 2025. Whole-genome sequencing revealed that MT27-MRBP did not originate from the widely circulating MT27 macrolide-sensitive B. pertussis in Japan but was closely related to MRBP in China.
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Komatsu Komatsu, Nakanishi Nakanishi, Matsubara Matsubara, Inenaga Inenaga, Hori Hori, Shiotani Shiotani, Morimoto Morimoto, Nantani Nantani, Muneta Muneta, Kusunoki Kusunoki
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