Antigen delivery by attenuated Bacillus anthracis: New prospects in veterinary vaccines

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 298-302

  Brossier, F ^a   Mock, M ^a   Sirard, J C ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b Inst Suisse Rech de Exp Cancer   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGENS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; DISEASES; STRAIN;

'CURRENT; ANTHRAX TOXINS; ANTIGEN DELIVERY; B.ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; LETHAL EFFECTS; RECOMBINANT STRAINS; SIDE EFFECT; TOXIN ACTIVITY; VETERINARY VACCINES;

VACCINES;

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL VACCINE;

ANTHRAX; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; VACCINATION;

ANIMALIA; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0032842233     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00895.x     Document Type: Article

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