Integrating fish models in tuberculosis vaccine development

Tuberculosis is a chronic infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis that results in over 1.5 million deaths worldwide each year. Currently, there is only one vaccine against tuberculosis, the Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine. Despite widespread vaccination programmes, over 10 million new M. tube...

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Main Authors: Anni K. Saralahti, Meri I. E. Uusi-Mäkelä, Mirja T. Niskanen, Mika Rämet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2020-08-01
Series:Disease Models & Mechanisms
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Online Access:http://dmm.biologists.org/content/13/8/dmm045716