Experimental nonspecific immunostimulation by the Propionibacterium acnes vaccine.
The immunostimulation effect of the selected Propionibacterium acnes strain 16073 was described. The optimal conditions for the preparation of the P. acnes vaccine and the nonspecific immunostimulation effects of the vaccine on various experimental infections were evaluated.
Department of Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia.
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Kod'ousek
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Hájek
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Kolár
D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D011425:Propionibacterium acnes / Q000276:immunology*; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology
D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines