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A novel live attenuated anthrax spore vaccine based on an acapsular Bacillus anthracis Sterne strain with mutations in the htrA, lef and cya genes.
Vaccine - 20 Oct 2017
Chitlaru Theodor, Israeli Ma'ayan, Rotem Shahar, Elia Uri, Bar-Haim Erez, Ehrlich Sharon, Cohen Ofer, Shafferman Avigdor
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We recently reported the development of a novel, next-generation, live attenuated anthrax spore vaccine based on disruption of the htrA (High Temperature Requirement A) gene in the Bacillus anthracis Sterne veterinary vaccine strain. This vaccine exhibited a highly significant decrease in virulence in murine, guinea pig and rabbit animal models yet preserved the protective value of the parental Sterne strain....
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