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Review
. 2007 Oct;4(5):667-77.
doi: 10.1586/14789450.4.5.667.

Postgenomics of Neisseria meningitidis for vaccines development

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Postgenomics of Neisseria meningitidis for vaccines development

Giulia Bernardini et al. Expert Rev Proteomics. 2007 Oct.

Abstract

Meningococcal disease is a global problem. Multivalent (A, C, Y, W135) conjugate vaccines have been developed and licensed; however, an effective vaccine against serogroup B has not yet become available. Outer membrane vesicle (OMV) vaccines have been used to disrupt serogroup B epidemics and outbreaks. Postgenomic technologies have been useful in aiding the discovery of new protein vaccine candidates. Moreover, proteomic technologies enable large-scale identification of membrane and surface-associated proteins, and provide suitable methods to characterize and standardize the antigen composition of OMV-based vaccines.

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