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Infect Immun
; 74(3): 1958-61, 2006 Mar.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16495574
RESUMEN
Glanders is a debilitating disease with no vaccine available. Murine monoclonal antibodies were produced against Burkholderia mallei, the etiologic agent of glanders, and were shown to be effective in passively protecting mice against a lethal aerosol challenge. The antibodies appeared to target lipopolysaccharide. Humoral antibodies may be important for immune protection against B. mallei infection.