Vaccination with the Surface Proteins MUL_2232 and MUL_3720 of Mycobacterium ulcerans Induces Antibodies but Fails to Provide Protection against Buruli Ulcer

BACKGROUND: Buruli ulcer, caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans, is a chronic ulcerative neglected tropical disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue that is most prevalent in West African countries. M. ulcerans produces a cytotoxic macrolide exotoxin called mycolactone, which causes ext...

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Autores principales: Bolz, Miriam, Bénard, Angèle, Dreyer, Anita M., Kerber, Sarah, Vettiger, Andrea, Oehlmann, Wulf, Singh, Mahavir, Duthie, Malcolm S., Pluschke, Gerd
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4746116/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26849213
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004431

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4746116/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26849213
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004431

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