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Fei Song1, Robert Fux, Lisette B Provacia, Asisa Volz, Markus Eickmann, Stephan Becker, Albert D M E Osterhaus, Bart L Haagmans, Gerd Sutter.
Abstract
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has recently emerged as a causative agent of severe respiratory disease in humans. Here, we constructed recombinant modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) expressing full-length MERS-CoV spike (S) protein (MVA-MERS-S). The genetic stability and growth characteristics of MVA-MERS-S make it a suitable candidate vaccine for clinical testing. Vaccinated mice produced high levels of serum antibodies neutralizing MERS-CoV. Thus, MVA-MERS-S may serve for further development of an emergency vaccine against MERS-CoV.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23986586 PMCID: PMC3807317 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01672-13
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103