Design and production of a candidate universal influenza A vaccine in Nicotiana benthamiana plants

The influenza A virus is responsible for 250,000 to 500,000 deaths every year worldwide and millions more could die in the event of a serious pandemic. Vaccines against influenza have existed for long, but until today they have been limited by extensive production times and reduced cross-protection...

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Main Author: De Figueiredo Pinto Gomes Pera, Francisco
Other Authors: Hitzeroth, Inga I
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27063