The two most important colonization factors are the filamentous hemagglutinin (FHA) and the pertussis toxin (PTx). Filamentous hemagglutinin is a large (220 kDa) protein that forms filamentous structures on the cell surface. FHA binds to galactose residues on a sulfated glycolipid called sulfatide which is very common on the surface of ciliated cells. Which of the pathogen has the described mechanism of colonization?


Bordetella pertussis

Comments