Rapid and scalable plant-based production of a cholera toxin B subunit variant to aid in mass vaccination against cholera outbreaks.

INTRODUCTION: Cholera toxin B subunit (CTB) is a component of an internationally licensed oral cholera vaccine. The protein induces neutralizing antibodies against the holotoxin, the virulence factor responsible for severe diarrhea. A field clinical trial has suggested that the addition of CTB to ki...

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Main Authors: Krystal Teasley Hamorsky, J Calvin Kouokam, Lauren J Bennett, Keegan J Baldauf, Hiroyuki Kajiura, Kazuhito Fujiyama, Nobuyuki Matoba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3591335?pdf=render