Cloning, expression and purification of Ag85A-ESAT6 antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis as a fusion protein

Aims and objectives: Secretory antigens of Ag85 complex and 6-kDa Early Secreted Antigenic Target (ESAT-6) play a role in cell wall synthesis and virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), respectively. They could induce a potent immune response and showed protective effects in some studies in a...

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Main Authors: M Shakouri, M Ghanei, K Azadmanesh, S M Moazzeni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
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Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2015;volume=4;issue=5;spage=179;epage=179;aulast=Shakouri;type=0