Oral Administration of a Seed-based Bivalent Rotavirus Vaccine Containing VP6 and NSP4 Induces Specific Immune Responses in Mice

Rotavirus is the leading cause of severe diarrheal disease among newborns. Plant-based rotavirus vaccines have been developed in recent years and have been proven to be effective in animal models. In the present study, we report a bivalent vaccine candidate expressing rotavirus subunits VP6 and NSP4...

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Main Authors: Hao Feng, Xin Li, Weibin Song, Mei Duan, Hong Chen, Tao Wang, Jiangli Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
VP6
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2017.00910/full