Protective efficacy of BCG overexpressing an L,D-transpeptidase against M. tuberculosis infection.

M. bovis Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), currently the only available vaccine against tuberculosis (TB), fails to adequately protect individuals from active and latent TB infection. New vaccines are desperately needed to decrease the worldwide burden of TB.We created a recombinant strain of BCG that...

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Main Authors: Scott T Nolan, Gyanu Lamichhane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2966435?pdf=render