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Identification of a live attenuated vaccine candidate for tularemia prophylaxis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Mahawar Manish, Rabadi Seham M, Banik Sukalyani, Catlett Sally V, Metzger Dennis W, Malik Meenakshi, Bakshi Chandra Shekhar
Abstract excerpt
Francisella tularensis is the causative agent of a fatal human disease, tularemia. F. tularensis was used in bioweapon programs in the past and is now classified as a category A select agent owing to its possible use in bioterror attacks. Despite over a century since its discovery, an effective vaccine is yet to be developed. In this study four transposon insertion mutants of F. tularensis live vaccine strain...
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