Use of Phage Display technology in development of canine visceral leishmaniasis vaccine using synthetic peptide trapped in sphingomyelin/cholesterol liposomes

Abstract Background Leishmania parasites can cause visceral or cutaneous disease and are found in subtropical and tropical regions of the Old and New World. The pathology of the infection is determined by both host immune factors and species/strain differences of the parasite. Dogs represent the maj...

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Main Authors: Christina Monerat Toledo-Machado, Lilian Lacerda Bueno, Daniel Menezes-Souza, Ricardo Andrez Machado-de-Avila, Christophe Nguyen, Claude Granier, Daniella Castanheira Bartholomeu, Carlos Chávez-Olórtegui, Ricardo Toshio Fujiwara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-02-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0747-z