Protective capacity of proteoliposomes from Mycobacterium bovis BCG in a mouse model of tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most important causes of mortality and morbidity due to infectious diseases. BCG, the vaccine in use, is not fully protective against TB. In a previous study, we have shown that proteoliposomes (outer membrane extracts), obtained from BCG (PLBCG) were able to induce h...

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Main Authors: Tirado, Yanely, Puig, Alina, Alvarez, Nadine, Borrero, Reinier, Aguilar, Alicia, Camacho, Frank, Reyes, Fatima, Fernández, Sonsire, Pérez, José Luis, Espinoza, Dulce Mata, Payán, Jorge Alberto Barrios, Sarmiento, María Elena, Norazmi, Mohd-Nor, Hernández-Pando, Rogelio, Acosta, Armando
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4517452/