Preclinical evaluation of a chemically detoxified pneumolysin as pneumococcal vaccine antigen
The use of protein antigens able to protect against the majority of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes is envisaged as stand-alone and/or complement to the current capsular polysaccharide-based pneumococcal vaccines. Pneumolysin (Ply) is a key virulence factor that is highly conserved in amino acid...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2017-01-01
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Series: | Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2016.1234553 |