Heterologous prime-boost BCG with DNA vaccine expressing fusion antigens Rv2299c and Ag85A improves protective efficacy against Mycobacterium tuberculosis in mice

The development of heterologous prime-boost regimens utilizing Bacille Calmette–Guerin (BCG) as the priming vaccine is a promising approach to improve the efficacy of vaccination against tuberculosis (TB). In this study, we examined the ability of a DNA vaccine that expressed a fusion of antigens Rv...

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Main Authors: Juan Wu, Zhidong Hu, Shui-Hua Lu, Xiao-Yong Fan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.927031/full