Development of novel O-polysaccharide based glycoconjugates for immunization against glanders

Burkholderia mallei, the etiologic agent of glanders, causes severe disease in humans and animals and is a potential agent of biological warfare and terrorism. Diagnosis and treatment of glanders can be challenging, and in the absence of chemotherapeutic intervention, acute human disease is invariab...

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Main Authors: Mary N Burtnick, Christian eHeiss, A. Michele eSchuler, Parastoo eAzadi, Paul J Brett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2012.00148/full