Spirochetes: vaccines, animal models and diagnostics.
The detailed characterization of various proteins from spirochetes using molecular biology techniques has made possible new approaches to vaccine and diagnostic development that are described in this session. The importance of animal models was emphasized and illustrated.
Simon
M
M
Max Planck Institut für Immunobiologie, Freibourg-Zahringen, Germany.
Milward
F
F
Lefebvre
R
R
Schouls
L
L
Fikrig
E
E
Wasmoen
T
T
Stover
K
K
Menefee
B
B
Robinson
J
J
D000818:Animals; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000276:immunology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000276:immunology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004285:Dogs; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D051379:Mice; D013587:Syphilis / Q000517:prevention & control; D013588:Syphilis Serodiagnosis; D014210:Treponema pallidum / Q000276:immunology
D001428:Bacterial Vaccines