Protective immunity induced by Bacillus anthracis toxin-deficient strains.

doi:10.1128/iai.63.4.1369-1372.1995

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Protective immunity induced by Bacillus anthracis toxin-deficient strains.

Infection and immunity - 1 Apr 1995

Pezard C, Weber M, Sirard J C, Berche P, Mock M

Abstract excerpt

The two toxins secreted by Bacillus anthracis are composed of binary combinations of three proteins: protective antigen (PA), lethal factor (LF), and edema factor (EF). Six mutant strains that are deficient in the production of one or two of these toxin components have been previously constructed...

Topics

Animals
Anthrax
Antibodies, Bacterial
Antigens, Bacterial
Bacillus anthracis
Bacterial Toxins
Bacterial Vaccines
Genes, Bacterial
Mice
Mutation
Plasmids

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