Induction of opsonic antibodies to the γ-d-glutamic acid capsule ofBacillus anthracisby immunization with a synthetic peptide-carrier protein conjugate
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- 1 April 2004
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology
- Vol. 40 (3), 231-237
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0928-8244(03)00366-3
Abstract
The capsule of Bacillus anthracis, a polymer of γ-d-glutamic acid, functions as a virulence determinant and is a poor immunogen. In this study we shoKeywords
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