Immunization with cholera toxin B subunit induces high-level protection in the suckling mouse model of cholera.

Cholera toxin (CT) is the primary virulence factor responsible for severe cholera. Vibrio cholerae strains unable to produce CT show severe attenuation of virulence in animals and humans. The pentameric B subunit of CT (CTB) contains the immunodominant epitopes recognized by antibodies that neutrali...

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Main Authors: Gregory A Price, Kim McFann, Randall K Holmes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3585264?pdf=render