Evaluation of the Leptospira interrogans Outer Membrane Protein OmpL37 as a Vaccine Candidate.

The identification of potential vaccine candidates against leptospirosis remains a challenge. However, one such candidate is OmpL37, a potentially surface-exposed antigen that has the highest elastin-binding ability described to date, suggesting that it plays an important role in host colonization....

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Main Authors: Thaís Larré Oliveira, André Alex Grassmann, Rodrigo Andrade Schuch, Amilton Clair Pinto Seixas Neto, Marcelo Mendonça, Daiane Drawanz Hartwig, Alan John Alexander McBride, Odir Antônio Dellagostin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4654524?pdf=render