"Identification of in Vivo Expressed Vaccine Candidate Antigens From Staphylococcus aureus"
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The article asserts that vaccines can only be
effective if the diseases they prevent are recognized within the community in
which they are used. A group of researchers has created a fast and effective
way to identify antigens, beginning with the comprehensive antigenic profile of
Staphylococcus aureus. Peptides of S. aureus were found to display a total of 60
antigenic proteins, the majority of which are found on the surface of the
bacterium or secreted. The process was made possible through genomic research.
Now that they have been identified, the proteins will help to create effective
vaccine candidates for further research and will increase the effectiveness of
future pathogens that contain antibodies in humans.
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