Preclinical testing of a vaccine candidate against tularemia.

Tularemia is caused by a gram-negative, intracellular bacterial pathogen, Francisella tularensis (Ft). The history weaponization of Ft in the past has elevated concerns that it could be used as a bioweapon or an agent of bioterrorism. Since the discovery of Ft, three broad approaches adopted for tul...

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Main Authors: Ragavan Varadharajan Suresh, Zhuo Ma, Raju Sunagar, Vivek Bhatty, Sukalyani Banik, Sally V Catlett, Edmund J Gosselin, Meenakshi Malik, Chandra Shekhar Bakshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4405390?pdf=render