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Intranasal vaccination with a defined attenuated Francisella novicida strain induces gamma interferon-dependent antibody-mediated protection against tularemia.
Infection and immunity - 1 Apr 2006
Pammit Michael A, Raulie Erin K, Lauriano Crystal M, Klose Karl E, Arulanandam Bernard P
Abstract excerpt
Francisella tularensis is an intracellular gram-negative bacterium that is the causative agent of tularemia and a potential bioweapon. We have characterized the efficacy of a defined F. novicida mutant (DeltaiglC) as a live attenuated vaccine against subsequent intranasal challenge with the wild-type organism. Animals primed with the F. novicida DeltaiglC (KKF24) mutant induced robust splenic gamma interferon...
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