The Scientist : Reverse vaccinology for group B strep [5/7/2005]

Email: Ishani Ganguli - iganguli@the-scientist.com
News from The Scientist 2005, 6(1):20050705-02

5 July 2005

In a finding that further validates an emerging vaccine strategy, researchers in Italy and the United States have worked backward from genome to antigens to identify a protein cocktail that may confer global protection against group B streptococcus (GBS). The process, reported in this week's Science, also revealed that GBS contain pili structures on their surfaces, according to a Brevia in the same issue.

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