Succinyl-CoA Synthetase: New Antigen Candidate of Bartonella bacilliformis.

Bartonella bacilliformis is the causative agent of Carrion's disease, a neglected illness with mortality rates of 40-85% in the absence of treatment. The lack of a diagnostic technique to overcome misdiagnosis and treat asymptomatic carriers is of note. This study aimed to identify new B. bacil...

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Main Authors: Cláudia Gomes, Noemí Palma, Maria J Pons, Ariel Magallón-Tejada, Isabel Sandoval, Carmen Tinco-Valdez, Carlos Gutarra, Juana Del Valle-Mendoza, Joaquim Ruiz, Mayumi Matsuoka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-09-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5023120?pdf=render