What is it about?
The sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea is a growing public health threat for which a vaccine is urgently needed. We have characterised a potential vaccine target that is involved in several aspects of gonococcal growth and infection.
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Why is it important?
Our finding show that MetQ elicits both bactericidal and functional blocking antibodies and is a valid candidate antigen for additional investigation and possible inclusion in a vaccine for prevention of gonorrhea
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This page is a summary of: MetQ of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Is a Surface-Expressed Antigen That Elicits Bactericidal and Functional Blocking Antibodies, Infection and Immunity, November 2016, ASM Journals,
DOI: 10.1128/iai.00898-16.
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