Next-Generation Vaccines Based on Bacille Calmette–Guérin

Tuberculosis (TB), caused by the intracellular bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), remains a major health threat. A live, attenuated mycobacterium known as Bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG), derived from the causative agent of cattle TB, Mycobacterium bovis, has been in clinical use as a vaccine...

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Main Authors: Natalie E. Nieuwenhuizen, Stefan H. E. Kaufmann
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Colecção:Frontiers in Immunology
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Acesso em linha:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.00121/full