Can Fusion Proteins Be Considered a New Candidate for Tuberculosis Vaccine?

authors:

avatar Sepehr Navid 1 , avatar Masoud Keikha ORCID 1 , *

Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan Medical University, Isfahan, Iran
Gene, Cell and Tissue: Vol.5, issue 3; e79943
published online: September 4, 2018
article type: Letter
received: May 29, 2018
revised: July 2, 2018
accepted: August 30, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/gct.79943

how to cite: Navid S, Keikha M. Can Fusion Proteins Be Considered a New Candidate for Tuberculosis Vaccine?. Gene Cell Tissue. 2018;5(3):e79943. https://doi.org/10.5812/gct.79943.

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