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Vaccination with Plasmid DNA Expressing the Yersinia pestis Capsular Protein F1 Protects Mice Against Plague

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  1. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Israel Institute for Biological Research, P.O.Box 19, Ness-Ziona, Israel, 74100

    Haim Grosfeld, Tamar Bino, Yehuda Flashner, Raphael Ber, Emanuelle Mamroud, Shlomo Lustig, Baruch Velan, Avigdor Shafferman & Sara Cohen

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Grosfeld, H. et al. (2004). Vaccination with Plasmid DNA Expressing the Yersinia pestis Capsular Protein F1 Protects Mice Against Plague. In: Skurnik, M., Bengoechea, J.A., Granfors, K. (eds) The Genus Yersinia. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 529. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48416-1_84

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