Cross-serotype protection against group A Streptococcal infections induced by immunization with SPy_2191

A high number of serotypes makes vaccine development to group A Streptococcus (GAS) difficult. Here, the authors use a reverse vaccinology approach and identify SPy_2191 as conserved surface protein that inhibits GAS adhesion and invasion and induces cross-protective immunity in mice.

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Main Authors: Pooja Sanduja, Manish Gupta, Vikas Kumar Somani, Vikas Yadav, Meenakshi Dua, Emanuel Hanski, Abhinay Sharma, Rakesh Bhatnagar, Atul Kumar Johri
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/b4879414065146d8ab6a111a33a04c34
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