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

• Asıl Yazarlar: Marcia V S B Martins (Yazar), Marjorie M da S Guimarães (Yazar), John S Spencer (Yazar), Mariana A V B Hacker (Yazar), Luciana S Costa (Yazar), Fernanda M Carvalho (Yazar), Annemieke Geluk (Yazar), Jolien J van der Ploeg-van Schip (Yazar), Maria A A Pontes (Yazar), Heitor S Gonçalves (Yazar), Janvier P de Morais (Yazar), Tereza J P G Bandeira (Yazar), Maria C V Pessolani (Yazar), Patrick J Brennan (Yazar), Geraldo M B Pereira (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: 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...