The Corn Smut ('Huitlacoche') as a New Platform for Oral Vaccines.

The development of new alternative platforms for subunit vaccine production is a priority in the biomedical field. In this study, Ustilago maydis, the causal agent of common corn smut or 'huitlacoche'has been genetically engineered to assess expression and immunogenicity of the B subunit o...

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Main Authors: Margarita Juárez-Montiel, Andrea Romero-Maldonado, Elizabeth Monreal-Escalante, Alicia Becerra-Flora, Schuyler S Korban, Sergio Rosales-Mendoza, Juan Francisco Jiménez-Bremont
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4514630?pdf=render