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(microbiology) An adhesin produced by Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent for whooping cough..
Use petractin when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Petractin means (microbiology) An adhesin produced by Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent for whooping cough..
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