Antibodies Reactive to Commensal Streptococcus mitis Show Cross-Reactivity With Virulent Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes

Antibodies Reactive to Commensal Streptococcus mitis Show Cross-Reactivity With Virulent Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes

Current vaccines against Streptococcus pneumoniae, a bacterial species that afflicts people by causing a wide spectrum of diseases, do not protect against all pneumococcal serotypes. Thus, alternative vaccines to fight pneumococcal infections that target common proteins are under investigation. One...

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Main Authors: Sudhanshu Shekhar, Rabia Khan, Daniela M. Ferreira, Elena Mitsi, Esther German, Gro Herredsvela Rørvik, Dag Berild, Karl Schenck, Keehwan Kwon, Fernanda Petersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus mitis
antibody
antigens
cross-reactivity
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.00747/full

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