Reverse vaccinology and subtractive genomics reveal new therapeutic targets againstMycoplasma pneumoniae: a causative agent of pneumonia

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Pneumonia is an infectious disease caused by bacteria, viruses or fungi that results in millions of deaths globally. Despite the existence of prophylactic methods against some of the major pathogens of the disease, there is no efficient prophylaxis against atypical agents such asMycoplasma pneumoniae, a bacterium associated with cases of community-acquired pneumonia. Because of the morphological peculiarity ofM....

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