BCG induces protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in the Wistar rat model.

BCG induces protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in the Wistar rat model.

Our understanding of the correlation of Mycobacterium bovis Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG)-mediated immune responses and protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection is still limited. We have recently characterized a Wistar rat model of experimental tuberculosis (TB). In the present...

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Main Authors: Amit Singhal, Vanessa Mathys, Mehdi Kiass, Colette Creusy, Baptiste Delaire, El Moukhtar Aliouat, Véronique Dartois, Gilla Kaplan, Pablo Bifani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3230592?pdf=render

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