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Vibrio
University of Reading publishes research in vibrio
June 3rd, 2009
According to recent research published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, "It is widely reported that cholera toxin (Ctx) remains a significant cause of gastrointestinal disease globally, particularly in developing countries where access to clean drinking water is at a premium. Vaccines are prohibitively expensive and have shown only short-term protection." "Consequently, there is scope for continued development of novel treatment strategies. One example is the use of galactooligosaccharides (GOS) as functional mimics for the cell-surface toxin receptor (GM1). In this study, GOS fractions were fractionated using cation exchange chromatography...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-06-03)
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