Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
ESAT-6 peptide recognition by bovine CD8+ lymphocytes of naturally infected cows in herds from southern Italy.
- Journal:
- Clinical and vaccine immunology : CVI
- Year:
- 2006
- Authors:
- Vitale, Fabrizio et al.
- Affiliation:
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia
Abstract
The aim of this study was to define epitopes of Mycobacterium bovis from ESAT-6 (early secretory antigen of 6 kDa) recognized by CD8+ T lymphocytes from cows naturally infected with Mycobacterium bovis. We found that bovine CD8+ T cells recognized 10 out of 11 ESAT-6 peptides tested.
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