Identification of a live attenuated vaccine candidate for tularemia prophylaxis.

Francisella tularensis is the causative agent of a fatal human disease, tularemia. F. tularensis was used in bioweapon programs in the past and is now classified as a category A select agent owing to its possible use in bioterror attacks. Despite over a century since its discovery, an effective vacc...

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Main Authors: Manish Mahawar, Seham M Rabadi, Sukalyani Banik, Sally V Catlett, Dennis W Metzger, Meenakshi Malik, Chandra Shekhar Bakshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3629233?pdf=render