The innate inflammatory effects of the Gram-positive bacterium «Lactococcus lactis» and its application as live vaccines against leishmaniasis

Lactococcus lactis is a non-pathogenic and non-colonizing Gram-positive bacterium commonly used in the dairy industry. Given its probiotic potential, the first objective of this thesis was to investigate the effects of L. lactis on the immune system. We compared the innate inflammatory effects of L....

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Main Author: Yam, Karen
Other Authors: Benoit Cousineau (Internal/Supervisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2010
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=92152