Mouse and guinea pig models for testing new tuberculosis vaccines
Accepted 14 September 2004. published online 17 January 2005. Corrected Proof
Summary
In this brief review I will discuss some of the more interesting [and in some cases, confusing] aspects that have arisen from the current NIH-funded TB vaccine screening program at Colorado State University, how they affect our understanding of the vaccination process, and how this may influence the rational vaccine design in the near future.
Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523 USA
Corresponding author. B.M. Buddle, Ag Research, Wallaceville Animal Research Centre, P.O. Box 40063, Upper Hutt, New Zealand. Tel.: +6449221418; fax: +6449221380. E-mail addresses: iorme@lamar.colostate.edu (I.M. Orme), bryce.buddle@agresearch.co.nz (B.M. Buddle).
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