A low gastric pH mouse model to evaluate live attenuated bacterial vaccines.

The low pH of the stomach serves as a barrier to ingested microbes and must be overcome or bypassed when delivering live bacteria for vaccine or probiotic applications. Typically, the impact of stomach acidity on bacterial survival is evaluated in vitro, as there are no small animal models to evalua...

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Main Authors: Karen E Brenneman, Crystal Willingham, Jacquelyn A Kilbourne, Roy Curtiss, Kenneth L Roland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3906194?pdf=render