Recombinant BCG vaccine expressing multistage antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis provides long-term immunity against tuberculosis in BALB/c mice
ABSTRACTTuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) persistently kills nearly 1.5 million lives per year in the world, whereas the only licensed TB vaccine BCG exhibits unsatisfactory efficacy in adults. Taking BCG as a vehicle to express Mtb antigens is a promising way to enhance i...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2024-12-01
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Series: | Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics |
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Online Access: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21645515.2023.2299607 |