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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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-02-01
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Colecção: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Acesso em linha: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.00121/full |