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DNA Vaccines
Studies conducted at Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science on DNA vaccines recently published
July 9th, 2008
Fresh data on dna are presented in the report 'Chimeric vapA/groEL2 DNA vaccines enhance clearance of Rhodococcus equi in aerosol challenged C3H/He mice.' "Rhodococcus equi remains a significant bacterial pathogen, causing severe pyogranulomatous pneumonia in foals aged 1-3 months. There is no effective vaccine currently available for the prevention of R. equi pneumonia," researchers in Adelaide, Australia report. "DNA vaccines are known to offer specific advantages over conventional vaccines. The aim of this study was to demonstrate efficacy of our recombinant DNA vaccine candidates, namely pcDNA3-Re1, pcDNA3-Re3 and pcDNA3-Re5 by combining a heat shock protein...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-07-09)
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