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The future of plague vaccines: hopes raised by a surrogate, live-attenuated recombinant vaccine candidate

Jason A Rosenzweig Department of Biology, Center for Bionanotechnology and Environmental Research (CBER), Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Biology, Center for Bionanotechnology and Environmental Research (CBER), Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, USA
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Ashok K Chopra Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA. [email protected]; Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA; Institute of Human Infections and Immunity, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA; Galveston National Laboratory, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA. [email protected]; Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA; Institute of Human Infections and Immunity, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA; Galveston National Laboratory, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
Pages 659-661 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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