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Scientists at University of Texas describe research in vaccines
November 5th, 2008
"Francisella tularensis is a gram-negative intracellular bacterium and the causative agent of the zoonotic disease tularemia. F. tularensis is a category A select agent and thus a potential agent of bioterrorism. Whereas an F. tularensis live, attenuated vaccine strain (LVS) is the basis of an investigational vaccine, this vaccine is not licensed for human use because of efficacy and safety concerns. In the present study, we immunized mice with isolated native outer membrane proteins (OMPs), ethanol-inactivated LVS (iLVS), or purified LVS lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and assessed the ability of each vaccine preparation to protect mice against pulmonary challenge with the virulent type A F....
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-11-05)
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