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. 1999 Feb;23(2):159-64.
doi: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.1999.tb01235.x.

Immunological evaluation of novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture filtrate proteins

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Immunological evaluation of novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture filtrate proteins

K Weldingh et al. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 1999 Feb.
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Abstract

Culture filtrate from Mycobacterium tuberculosis contains molecules which can promote protective immunity to tuberculosis in animal models. Six novel proteins in the region of 17-29 kDa were purified and investigated for their immunological relevance in M. tuberculosis-infected mice, guinea pigs and tuberculosis patients. The proteins CFP17, CFP21, CFP25 and CFP29 were all identified as strong interferon-gamma inducers in M. tuberculosis-infected mice and in tuberculosis patients. The CFP21 protein is encoded in the genomic region RD-2 which is deleted from a number of BCG strains and the diagnostic potential of this antigen was evaluated.

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