Identification of a protective B-cell epitope of the Staphylococcus aureus GapC protein by screening a phage-displayed random peptide library.

The impact of epidemic Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) on public health is increasing. Because of the abuse of antibiotics, the antibiotic resistance of S. aureus is increasing. Thus, there is an urgent need to develop new immunotherapies and immunoprophylaxes. Previous studies showed that the Gap...

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Main Authors: Mengyao Wang, Lu Zhai, Wei Yu, Yuhua Wei, Lizi Wang, Shuo Liu, Wanyu Li, Xiaoting Li, Simiao Yu, Xiaoting Chen, Hua Zhang, Jing Chen, Zhenyue Feng, Liquan Yu, Yudong Cui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5755776?pdf=render