Mimicking sugar structures in plants plays a crucial role in the development of effective vaccines against the stomach worm Ostertagia ostertagi, a proof-of-concept study by Ruud Wilbers of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and researchers from Ghent University and Leiden University Medical Center has found. The study shows that a vaccine produced in a plant actually protects cows against the parasite. The insights have been published in an article in Scientific Reports and will provide a springboard for the faster and more sustainable development of vaccines against parasites.
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