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Production of a subunit vaccine candidate against porcine post-weaning diarrhea in high-biomass transplastomic tobacco.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Kolotilin Igor, Kaldis Angelo, Devriendt Bert, Joensuu Jussi, Cox Eric, Menassa Rima
Abstract excerpt
Post-weaning diarrhea (PWD) in piglets is a major problem in piggeries worldwide and results in severe economic losses. Infection with Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is the key culprit for the PWD disease. F4 fimbriae of ETEC are highly stable proteinaceous polymers, mainly composed of t...
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