Protective efficacy of BCG overexpressing an L,D-transpeptidase against M. tuberculosis infection
Protective efficacy of BCG overexpressing an L,D-transpeptidase against M. tuberculosis infection
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United States: Public Library of Science
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English
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M. bovis Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), currently the only available vaccine against tuberculosis (TB), fails to adequately protect individuals from active and latent TB infection. New vaccines are desperately needed to decrease the worldwide burden of TB.
We created a recombinant strain of BCG that overproduces an L,D-transpeptidase in order to...
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Protective efficacy of BCG overexpressing an L,D-transpeptidase against M. tuberculosis infection
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1292295197
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1292295197
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0013773
