Protection against Leptospira interrogans sensu lato challenge by DNA immunization with the gene encoding hemolysin-associated protein 1

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 4062-4069

  Branger, C ^a,d   Chatrenet, B ^b   Gauvrit, A ^c   Aviat, F ^a   Aubert, A ^b   Bach, J M ^c   Andre Fontaine G ^a  

^a LUNAM UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b Virbac SA   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS VECTOR; DNA VACCINE; HEMOLYSIN ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1; PLASMID VECTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; GENE TRANSFER; GERBIL; IMMUNIZATION; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL VACCINES; GERBILLINAE; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; IMMUNIZATION; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; PLASMIDS; VACCINES, DNA;

EID: 21544445862     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.73.7.4062-4069.2005     Document Type: Article

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