Analysis of CpG motifs in endoflagellar gene (flaB2) and expression vector (VR1012) of leptospiral DNA vaccine

Journal of Sichuan University (Medical Science)

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-4

  Dai, Baomin ^a   You, Zili ^b   He, Po ^b   Wang, Min ^b   Wang, Yajing ^b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Analysis CpG motifs; DNA vaccine; Endoflagellin gene; Leptospira; Nucleotide sequence; Plasmid DNA vector

Indexed keywords

DNA VACCINE; LEPTOSPIROSIS VACCINE; PLASMID DNA; PLASMID VECTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIAL GENE; CPG ISLAND; EXPRESSION VECTOR; FLAB2 GENE; LEPTOSPIRA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; VACCINE PRODUCTION;

EID: 0141885403     PISSN: 1672173X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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