Vaccination with Attenuated Neisseria meningitidis Strains Protects against Challenge with Live Meningococci

Meningococcal disease is a life-threatening infection caused by Neisseria meningitidis. Currently, there are no vaccines to prevent infection with serogroup B N. meningitidis strains, the leading cause of meningococcal meningitis in Europe and North America. Here we describe the construction and cha...

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Main Authors: Li, Yanwen, Sun, Yao-hui, Ison, Cathy, Levine, Myron M., Tang, Christoph M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2004
Subjects:
Microbial Immunity and Vaccines
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC344009/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14688114
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.72.1.345-351.2004
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