In silico analysis of epitope-based vaccine candidate against tuberculosis using reverse vaccinology

Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) kills more individuals in the world than any other disease, and a threat made direr by the coverage of drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) is the single TB vaccine licensed for use in human beings and effectively prote...

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Main Authors: Shaheen Bibi, Inayat Ullah, Bingdong Zhu, Muhammad Adnan, Romana Liaqat, Wei-Bao Kong, Shiquan Niu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80899-6