An interspecific Nicotiana hybrid as a useful and cost-effective platform for production of animal vaccines.

The use of transgenic plants to produce novel products has great biotechnological potential as the relatively inexpensive inputs of light, water, and nutrients are utilised in return for potentially valuable bioactive metabolites, diagnostic proteins and vaccines. Extensive research is ongoing in th...

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Main Authors: Huai-Yian Ling, Aaron M Edwards, Michael P Gantier, Kathleen D Deboer, Alan D Neale, John D Hamill, Amanda M Walmsley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3334924?pdf=render