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The Enigmatic PE/PPE Multigene Family of Mycobacteria and Tuberculosis Vaccination

The genome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for the disease tuberculosis, contains an unusual family of abundant antigens (PE/PPEs). To date, certain members of this multigene family occur only in mycobacteria that cause disease. It is possible that the numerous proteins enco...

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Autor principal: Brennan, Michael J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5442627/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28348055
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00969-16