Efficient activation of T cells by human monocyte-derived dendritic cells (HMDCs) pulsed with <it>Coxiella burnetii </it>outer membrane protein Com1 but not by HspB-pulsed HMDCs
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Coxiella burnetii </it>is an obligate intracellular bacterium and the etiologic agent of Q fever; both coxiella outer membrane protein 1 (Com1) and heat shock protein B (HspB) are its major immunodominant antigens. It...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-09-01
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| Series: | BMC Immunology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2172/12/52 |