Detection of live M. bovis BCG in tissues and IFN-γ responses in European badgers (Meles meles) vaccinated by oropharyngeal instillation or directly in the ileum
Abstract Background Oral vaccination with Mycobacterium bovis Bacille of Calmette and Guerin (BCG) has provided protection against M. bovis to badgers both experimentally and in the field. There is also evidence suggesting that the persistence of live BCG within the host is important for maintaining...
Main Authors: | Sandrine Lesellier, Maria-Laura Boschiroli, Jacques Barrat, Christoph Wanke, Francisco J. Salguero, Waldo L. Garcia-Jimenez, Alex Nunez, Ana Godinho, John Spiropoulos, Simonette Palmer, Dipesh Dave, Paul Anderson, Jean-Marc Boucher, Krystel de Cruz, Sylvie Henault, Lorraine Michelet, Sonya Gowtage, Gareth A. Williams, Allan K. Nadian, Elodie Monchâtre-Leroy, Frank Boué, Mark A. Chambers, Céline Richomme |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-12-01
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Series: | BMC Veterinary Research |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-019-2166-4 |
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