Immunogenicity and protection studies with recombinant mycobacteria and vaccinia vectors coexpressing the 18-kilodalton protein of Mycobacterium leprae.

The activation of antigen-specific T lymphocytes is essential for the control of leprosy infection in humans and experimental animals. T cells recognize a variety of protein antigens from Mycobacterium leprae, including the 18-kDa protein, which is limited in distribution among mycobacteria and whic...

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Main Authors: Baumgart, K W, McKenzie, K R, Radford, A J, Ramshaw, I, Britton, W J
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1996
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC174066/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8675337
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