Development of a multiple-antigen protein fusion vaccine candidate that confers protection against Bacillus anthracis and Yersinia pestis.

• Main Authors: Theresa B Gallagher (Author), Gabriela Mellado-Sanchez (Author), Ana L Jorgensen (Author), Stephen Moore (Author), James P Nataro (Author), Marcela F Pasetti (Author), Les W Baillie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Bacillus anthracis and Yersinia pestis are zoonotic bacteria capable of causing severe and sometimes fatal infections in animals and humans. Although considered as diseases of antiquity in industrialized countries due to animal and public health improvements, they remain endemic in vast regions of t...