High-level heterologous expression and secretion in rapidly growing nonpathogenic mycobacteria of four major Mycobacterium tuberculosis extracellular proteins considered to be leading vaccine candidates and drug targets

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2321-2328

  Harth, Günter ^a   Lee, Bai Yu ^a   Horwitz, Marcus A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BCG VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; INFECTION PREVENTION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0030959144     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.6.2321-2328.1997     Document Type: Article

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