Bookcover of Glycolipid Antigens from Mycobacterium Genus
Booktitle:
Glycolipid Antigens from Mycobacterium Genus
Chemical synthesis and immune response
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
(2021-11-27
)
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ISBN-13:
978-620-4-72619-9
ISBN-10:
6204726196
EAN:
9786204726199
Book language:
English
Blurb/Shorttext:
Mycobacterial infections, such as Tuberculosis (TB), Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer, are caused by bacteria from the Mycobacterium genus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M. leprae and M. ulcerans, respectively. These diseases constitute challenges to global public health, causing death, suffering, economic losses and poverty. This book focused on the chemical synthesis and antigenic activity of mycobacterial glycolipidic epitopes. These chemical synthesized epitopes can help biologists to better understand the mechanisms underlying mycobacterial pathogenicity and to discover new vaccines against mycobacterial infections.