Pathogen-specific epitopes as epidemiological tools for defining the magnitude of Mycobacterium leprae transmission in areas endemic for leprosy.

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Marcia V S B Martins (مؤلف), Marjorie M da S Guimarães (مؤلف), John S Spencer (مؤلف), Mariana A V B Hacker (مؤلف), Luciana S Costa (مؤلف), Fernanda M Carvalho (مؤلف), Annemieke Geluk (مؤلف), Jolien J van der Ploeg-van Schip (مؤلف), Maria A A Pontes (مؤلف), Heitor S Gonçalves (مؤلف), Janvier P de Morais (مؤلف), Tereza J P G Bandeira (مؤلف), Maria C V Pessolani (مؤلف), Patrick J Brennan (مؤلف), Geraldo M B Pereira (مؤلف)
• التنسيق: كتاب
• منشور في: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• الموضوعات: article
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During recent years, comparative genomic analysis has allowed the identification of Mycobacterium leprae-specific genes with potential application for the diagnosis of leprosy. In a previous study, 58 synthetic peptides derived from these sequences were tested for their ability to induce production...