The abundant larval transcript-1 and -2 genes of Brugia malayi encode stage-specific candidate vaccine antigens for filariasis.

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Published in Infect Immun on July 01, 2000

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W F Gregory1, A K Atmadja, J E Allen, R M Maizels

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1: Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

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