High-throughput sequencing enhanced phage display identifies peptides that bind mycobacteria.

Bacterial cell wall components have been previously used as infection biomarkers detectable by antibodies. However, it is possible that the surface of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), also possesses molecules which might be non-antigenic. This makes t...

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Main Authors: Nqobile A C Ngubane, Lionel Gresh, Thomas R Ioerger, James C Sacchettini, Yanjia J Zhang, Eric J Rubin, Alexander Pym, Makobetsa Khati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3827053?pdf=render