Article
Engineering attenuated virulence of a Theileria annulata-infected macrophage.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jan 2014
Echebli Nadia, Mhadhbi Moez, Chaussepied Marie, Vayssettes Catherine, Di Santo James P, Darghouth Mohamed Aziz, Langsley Gordon
Abstract excerpt
Live attenuated vaccines are used to combat tropical theileriosis in North Africa, the Middle East, India, and China. The attenuation process is empirical and occurs only after many months, sometimes years, of in vitro culture of virulent clinical isolates. During this extensive culturing, attenuated lines lose their vaccine potential. To circumvent this we engineered the rapid ablation of the host cell...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
