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Scientists at Chinese Academy of Sciences Describe Research in Hepatitis B Virus

Published in Vaccine Weekly, February 16th, 2011

2011 FEB 16 -- Investigators publish new data in the report 'Expression of hepatitis B virus surface antigen determinants in Lactococcus lactis for oral vaccination.' "Lactococcus lactis with non-pathogenic and non-colonizing properties is an attractive candidate for delivering biologically active proteins by mucosal routes. In this report we described recombinant L. lactis applicable for the development of live mucosal vaccine against hepatitis B virus (HBV)," scientists in Beijing, People's Republic of China report.

"The PreS region of the HBV surface antigen alone or combined with 'a' determinant of S region (PreSa) was cloned and expressed in the food...

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