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Rationally attenuated genetically modified Brucella organisms

Attenuated Organisms

Research Question

  • Rational attenuation of Brucella by removing virulence genes so that it protects against infection but doesn’t cause disease

Research Gaps and Challenges

  • That the GM bacterium is stable and can be grown in culture

Solution Routes

  • Removal of one or more virulence genes and establishing viability and virulence/safety and immunogenicity of the resulting organism

Dependencies

  • Identity of virulence factors
  • Identity of immunomodulatory factors in the bacterium

Projects

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