Active and passive immunizations with HtsA, a streptococcal heme transporter protein, protect mice from subcutaneous group A Streptococcus infection.

CONCLUSION: The results showed that both active and passive immunization with the HtsA protein protected mice against subcutaneous GAS infection, suggesting that HtsA may be a candidate of GAS vaccine to protect against GAS infection.
PMID: 29807723 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infection - May 17, 2018 Category: Microbiology Authors: Song Y, Zhang X, Cai M, Lv C, Zhao Y, Wei D, Zhu H Tags: J Microbiol Immunol Infect Source Type: research