Procedure for the conjugation of the Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6B capsular polysaccharide to the tetanus toxoid

Streptococcus pneumoniae causes annually 826 000 deaths in children under five years. The serotype 6B, one of higher incidence, is targeted by the Cuban research and development project to develop a conjugate vaccine. There is limited data on how modifications caused by conjugation affect the physic...

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Main Authors: Jean P Soubal, Luis Peña, Darielys Santana, Yury Valdés, Dagmar García, Jessy Pedroso, Félix Cardoso, Humberto González, Violeta Fernández, Vicente Vérez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elfos Scientiae
Series:Biotecnología Aplicada
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Online Access:http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1027-28522013000300006&lng=en&tlng=en