Immunogenicity of an electron beam inactivated Rhodococcus equi vaccine in neonatal foals.

Rhodococcus equi is an important pathogen of foals that causes severe pneumonia. To date, there is no licensed vaccine effective against R. equi pneumonia of foals. The objectives of our study were to develop an electron beam (eBeam) inactivated vaccine against R. equi and evaluate its immunogenicit...

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Main Authors: Angela I Bordin, Suresh D Pillai, Courtney Brake, Kaytee B Bagley, Jessica R Bourquin, Michelle Coleman, Fabiano N Oliveira, Waithaka Mwangi, David N McMurray, Charles C Love, Maria Julia B Felippe, Noah D Cohen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4143214?pdf=render