Isolation and characterization of Gal E mutant Ty 21a of Salmonella typhi: a candidate strain for a live, oral typhoid vaccine.

R, Germanier; E, Füer

doi:10.1093/infdis/131.5.553

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Isolation and characterization of Gal E mutant Ty 21a of Salmonella typhi: a candidate strain for a live, oral typhoid vaccine.

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Authors:

Germanier R

Füer E

Abstract

A gal E mutant of Salmonella typhi was isolated; results obtained with Salmonella typhimurium and the mouse as a model for human typhoid fever indicated that this mutant has the potential for use as a live, oral typhoid vaccine. The mutant, Ty 21a, took up galactose from exogenous sources and accumu...

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