Development of plant-produced protein body vaccine candidates for bluetongue virus

Development of plant-produced protein body vaccine candidates for bluetongue virus

Abstract Background Bluetongue is a disease of domestic and wild ruminants caused by bluetongue virus serotypes (BTV), which have caused serious outbreaks worldwide. Commercially available vaccines are live-attenuated or inactivated virus strains: these are effective, but there is the risk of revers...

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Main Authors: Albertha R. van Zyl, Ann E. Meyers, Edward P. Rybicki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Biotechnology
Subjects:
Bluetongue virus
Protein body
Nicotiana benthamiana
Vaccine
Zera®
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12896-017-0370-5

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