BCG Induces Protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in the Wistar Rat Model

Our understanding of the correlation of Mycobacterium bovis Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG)-mediated immune responses and protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection is still limited. We have recently characterized a Wistar rat model of experimental tuberculosis (TB). In the present...

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Main Authors: Singhal, Amit, Mathys, Vanessa, Kiass, Mehdi, Creusy, Colette, Delaire, Baptiste, Aliouat, El Moukhtar, Dartois, Véronique, Kaplan, Gilla, Bifani, Pablo
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3230592/