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Oral immunization of mice with Lactococcus lactis expressing the rotavirus VP8* protein.
Biotechnology letters - 1 Jun 2011
Rodríguez-Díaz Jesús, Montava Rebeca, Viana Rosa, Buesa Javier, Pérez-Martínez Gaspar, Monedero Vicente
Abstract excerpt
The efficacy of recombinant Lactococcus lactis as a delivery vehicle for a rotavirus antigen was evaluated in a mouse model. The rotavirus VP8* protein was expressed intracellularly and extracellularly in L. lactis wild type and in an alr mutant deficient in alanine racemase activity, necessary for the synthesis of the cell-wall component D: -alanine. When the mucosal immune response was evaluated by measuring...
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