Identification of immunodominant Bartonella bacilliformis proteins: a combined in-silico and serology approach

Summary: Background: Bartonella bacilliformis is the aetiological agent of Carrión's disease, a biphasic and highly lethal illness formerly restricted to the South American Andes that is now spreading to adjacent areas. Reliable serodiagnostic approaches and vaccines are urgently needed. In th...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alexander A Dichter, MSc, Tilman G Schultze, PhD, Anne Wenigmann, BSc, Wibke Ballhorn, Andreas Latz, PhD, Elif Schlüfter, BSc, Palmira Ventosilla, MSc, Humberto Guerra Allison, PhD, Cesar Ugarte-Gil, PhD, Pablo Tsukayama, ProfPhD, Volkhard A J Kempf, ProfMD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:The Lancet Microbe
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666524721001841