Lactic acid bacteria as antigen delivery vehicles for oral immunization purposes

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 155-167

  Pouwels, Peter H ^a   Leer, Rob J ^a   Shaw, Michael ^a   Heijne Den Bak Glashouwer, Marie Joan ^a   Tielen, Frans D ^a   Smit, Egbert ^a   Martinez, Beatriz ^a   Jore, Jan ^a   Conway, Patricia L ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adherence; Expression vector; Lactobacillus; Surface protein; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXPRESSION VECTOR; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGENICITY; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032568659     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(98)00048-8     Document Type: Article

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