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Brucella abortus 2308ΔNodVΔNodW double-mutant is highly attenuated and confers protection against wild-type challenge in BALB/c mice.
Microbial pathogenesis - 1 May 2017
Li Zhiqiang, Wang Shuli, Zhang Jinliang, Yang Guangli, Yuan Baodong, Huang Jie, Han Jincheng, Xi Li, Xiao Yanren, Chen Chuangfu, Zhang Hui
Abstract excerpt
Brucellosis is an important zoonotic disease of worldwide distribution, which causes animal and human disease. However, the current Brucella abortus (B. abortus) vaccines (S19 and RB51) have several drawbacks, including residual virulence for animals and humans. Moreover, S19 cannot allow serological differentiation between infected and vaccinated animals. We constructed double deletion (ΔNodVΔNodW) mutant from...
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