MicrobiologyBiomedicinesPeer-reviewed
Boosting bactericidal immunity of a recombinant Mycobacterium smegmatis strain via zinc-dependent ribosomal proteins
Shivani Singh, David Kanzin, Sarah Chavez…·Sangeeta Tiwari
This study shows that IKEPLUS, a recombinant Mycobacterium smegmatis strain, provides better protection against Mtb infection than BCG in mice when grown in low zinc media.
DOI 10.3390/biomedicines12071571