In-silico identification of linear B-cell epitopes in specific proteins of Bartonella bacilliformis for the serological diagnosis of Carrion's disease.

Carrion´s disease is caused by Bartonella bacilliformis, it is a Gram-negative pleomorphic bacterium. B. bacilliformis is transmitted by Lutzomyia verrucarum in endemic areas of the Peruvian Inter-Andean valleys. Additionally, the pathogenicity of B. bacilliformis involves an initial infection of er...

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Prif Awduron: Victor Jimenez-Vasquez, Karen Daphne Calvay-Sanchez, Yanina Zarate-Sulca, Giovanna Mendoza-Mujica
Fformat: Erthygl
Iaith:English
Cyhoeddwyd: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-05-01
Cyfres:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Mynediad Ar-lein:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011321