Brucella lumazine synthase elicits a mixed Th1-Th2 immune response and reduces infection in mice challenged with Brucella abortus 544 independently of the adjuvant formulation used.

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Published in Infect Immun on October 01, 2003

Authors

Carlos A Velikovsky1, Fernando A Goldbaum, Juliana Cassataro, Silvia Estein, Raúl A Bowden, Laura Bruno, Carlos A Fossati, Guillermo H Giambartolomei

Author Affiliations

1: Instituto de Estudios de la Inmunidad Humoral (IDEHU), Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Junín 956 4to Piso, 1113 Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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