A CssA, CssB and LTB chimeric protein induces protection against Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
Objectives: Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), a major cause of diarrhea in children under 5, is an important agent for traveler's diarrhea. Heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) and colonization factors (CFs) are two main virulence mechanisms in ETEC. CS6 is one of the most prevalent CFs consisti...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-05-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867013002857 |