Cell-associated flagella enhance the protection conferred by mucosally-administered attenuated Salmonella Paratyphi A vaccines.

• Main Authors: Orit Gat (Author), James E Galen (Author), Sharon Tennant (Author), Raphael Simon (Author), William C Blackwelder (Author), David J Silverman (Author), Marcela F Pasetti (Author), Myron M Levine (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Antibiotic-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi A, the agent of paratyphoid A fever, poses an emerging public health dilemma in endemic areas of Asia and among travelers, as there is no licensed vaccine. Integral to our efforts to develop a S. Paratyphi A vaccine, we addressed the role of...