Chimeric LTB vaccines

Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Antigen – epitope – or other immunospecific immunoeffector – Fusion protein or fusion polypeptide

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ABSTRACT:
A chimeric protein formed of a small peptide antigen inserted into an exposed surface region of the B subunit of heat-labile enterotoxin of E. coli useful as an immunogenic vaccine composition.

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