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These observations suggest that a pilus-based vaccine may work according to two different mechanisms of action, namely, the elicitation of opsonophagocytic antibodies capable of killing bacteria in a complement-dependent manner and the induction of antibodies capable of preventing colonization in the host.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Cira Daniela Rinaudo et al. 2010
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These observations suggest that a pilus-based vaccine may work according to two different mechanisms of action, namely, the elicitation of opsonophagocytic antibodies capable of killing bacteria in a complement-dependent manner and the induction of antibodies capable of preventing colonization in the host.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Cira Daniela Rinaudo et al. 2010
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