Gut adhesive Bacillus subtilis spores as a platform for mucosal delivery of antigens

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1414-1423

  Batista, Milene Tavares ^a   Souza, Renata D ^a   Paccez, Juliano D ^a,b   Luiz, Wilson B ^a   Ferreira, Ewerton L ^a   Cavalcante, Rafael C M ^a   Ferreira, Rita C C ^a   Ferreira, Luís C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE CELL; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PEYER PATCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL VACCINES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GASTRIC MUCOSA; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MODELS, ANIMAL; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84896441376     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.01255-13     Document Type: Article

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