Gram-positive commensal bacteria for mucosal vaccine delivery

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 659-666

  Fischetti, Vincent A ^a   Medaglini, Donata ^b   Pozzi, Gianni ^b  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; VACCINE;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG TARGETING; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MUCOSA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VACCINATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0030561058     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(96)80079-6     Document Type: Article

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