Development of the Mycobacterium bovis BCG vaccine: review of the historical and biochemical evidence for a genealogical tree

Deciphering the biology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from the complete genome sequence

1998 • 7,572 citations

Simultaneous detection and strain differentiation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for diagnosis and epidemiology

1997 • 2,870 citations

New use of BCG for recombinant vaccines

1991 • 1,463 citations

Molecular analysis of genetic differences between Mycobacterium bovis BCG and virulent M. bovis

1996 • 1,088 citations

Immunogenicity and protective efficacy of a tuberculosis DNA vaccine

1996 • 629 citations

Purification and characterization of a low-molecular-mass T-cell antigen secreted by Mycobacterium tuberculosis

1995 • 580 citations

MEXILETINE FOR TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PAINFUL DIABETIC NEUROPATHY

1988 • 535 citations

Vaccination against tuberculosis by DNA injection

1996 • 513 citations

BCG and vole bacillus vaccines in the prevention of tuberculosis in adolescence and early adult life.

1977 • 505 citations

A Mycobacterium tuberculosis operon encoding ESAT=6 and a novel low-molecular-mass culture filtrate protein (CFP-10)

1998 • 479 citations

Evidence for occurrence of the ESAT-6 protein in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and virulent Mycobacterium bovis and for its absence in Mycobacterium bovis BCG

1996 • 459 citations

Protective immunity against tuberculosis induced by vaccination with major extracellular proteins of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

1995 • 438 citations

Effective vaccination of mice against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection with a soluble mixture of secreted mycobacterial proteins

1994 • 431 citations

Randomised controlled trial of single BCG, repeated BCG, or combined BCG and killed Mycobacterium leprae vaccine for prevention of leprosy and tuberculosis in Malawi

1996 • 368 citations

Efficacy of BCG vaccine against leprosy and tuberculosis in northern Malawi

1992 • 208 citations

Recurrent Japanese encephalitis epidemics in West Bengal.

1980 • 142 citations

Two-Dimensional Electrophoresis for Analysis ofMycobacterium tuberculosisCulture Filtrate and Purification and Characterization of Six Novel Proteins

1998 • 129 citations

MPB70, a unique antigen of Mycobacterium bovis BCG.

1984 • 117 citations

La vaccination preventive contre la tuberculose par le "BCG"

1927 • 107 citations

Evidence for absence of the MPB64 gene in some substrains of Mycobacterium bovis BCG

1993 • 106 citations

DNA fingerprinting of Mycobacterium bovis strains by restriction fragment analysis and hybridization with insertion elements IS1081 and IS6110

1993 • 94 citations

Structure and function of a 40,000-molecular-weight protein antigen of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

1992 • 88 citations

Long-term complete remission inbladder carcinoma in situ with intravesical tice bacillus Calmette guerin

1991 • 85 citations

Protective vaccination against tuberculosis with special reference to BCG vaccination.

1948 • 83 citations

Use of gene probes based on the insertion sequence IS986 to differentiate between BCG vaccine strains

1992 • 81 citations

Cloning and B-cell-epitope mapping of MPT64 from Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv

1994 • 77 citations

The stability and immunogenicity of a dispersed-grown freeze-dried pasteur BCG vaccine

1988 • 70 citations

Differential characteristics in vitro and in vivo of several substrains of BCG. IV. Immunizing effectiveness.

1956 • 67 citations

Changes in BCG strains

1983 • 65 citations

Differential characteristics in vitro and in vivo of several substrains of BCG. I. Multiplication and survival in vitro.

1956 • 64 citations

Potency of 10 BCG vaccines as evaluated by their influence on the bacillemic phase of experimental airborne tuberculosis in guinea-pigs

1979 • 63 citations

Tuberculin sensitivity in guinea-pigs after vaccination with varying doses of BCG of 12 different strains.

1976 • 62 citations

Antibody responses against Mycobacterium tuberculosis in 11 strains of inbred mice: novel monoclonal antibody specificities generated by fusions, using spleens from BALB.B10 and CBA/J mice

1988 • 58 citations

Adverse reactions in healthy and immunocompromised children under six years of age vaccinated with the Danish BCG vaccine, strain Copenhagen 1331: implications for the vaccination policy in Sweden

1993 • 57 citations

Mycolic Acid Patterns of Representatives of Mycobacterium bovis BCG

1984 • 55 citations

INTRADERMAL VACCINATIONS WITH B C G VIRUS

1928 • 51 citations

MPB 64 Possesses Tuberculosis‐Complex'‐Specific B‐ and T‐Cell Epitopes

1991 • 46 citations

Some evidence of the efficacy of mass BCG vaccination.

1965 • 43 citations

BCG Vaccination Against Tuberculosis

1957 • 42 citations

The protective effect in bank voles of some strains of BCG.

1970 • 39 citations

Genetic differences between BCG substrains

1995 • 39 citations

BCG Vaccine: tuberculosis—Cancer

1980 • 37 citations

History of BCG and its substrains.

1989 • 37 citations

Tuberculin sensitivity and skin lesions in children after vaccination with 11 different BCG strains.

1974 • 36 citations

BCG vaccine, tuberculosis--cancer

1980 • 36 citations

The virulence of some strains of BCG for golden hamsters.

1968 • 34 citations

BCG Vaccination in Denmark

1946 • 28 citations

Characterization of Purified Protein Derivative of Tuberculin by use of Monoclonal Antibodies: Isolation of a Delayed‐Type Hypersensitivity Reactive Component from M. tuberculosis Culture Filtrate

1994 • 27 citations

Biological Activity in Sensitized Guinea Pigs of MPB 70, a Protein Specific for Some Strains of Mycobacterium bovis BCG

1987 • 26 citations

The virulence of some strains of BCG for golden hamsters. Further studies.

1970 • 26 citations

MUTATION AND PATHOGENICITY EXPERIMENTS WITH B C G.

1931 • 18 citations

Differential transcription of the MPB70 genes in two major groups of Mycobacterium bovis BCG substrains

1995 • 18 citations

THE VIRULENCE OF VARIOUS STRAINS OF BCG DETERMINED ON THE GOLDEN HAMSTER.

1964 • 17 citations

Evaluation of BCG vaccines in children, the effect of strain and dose

1977 • 16 citations

The efficacy of BCG-vaccination; epidemic of tuberculosis in a State School, with an observation period of 12 years.

1956 • 16 citations

EFFECT OF VACCINATION WITH B C G ON CHILDREN FROM TUBERCULOUS FAMILIES

1933 • 14 citations

Variation in the duration of tuberculin skin sensitivity produced by two strains of BCG.

1949 • 14 citations

Effect of the method of preparation of Bacille Calmette‐Guérin (BCG) vaccine on the properties of four daughter strains

1987 • 14 citations

BCG vaccine in perspective.

1974 • 13 citations

The BCG vaccine.

1949 • 13 citations

Researches on Bacillus-Calmette-Guérin and Experimental Vaccination against Bovine Tuberculosis.

1928 • 11 citations

Effect of Calmette's BCG Vaccine on Experimental Animals

1929 • 10 citations

STUDIES ON BACILLUS CALMETTE-GUÉRIN (B.C.G.) AND VACCINATION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS

1933 • 10 citations

BCG on Sauton's medium; effect of a long series of subcultures on the morphological and biological properties of BCG cultures.

1950 • 9 citations

Quantitative evaluation of the effectiveness of Connaught freeze-dried BCG vaccine in mice and in guineapigs.

1974 • 9 citations

Die Calmettesche Schutzimpfung und die Säuglingserkrankungen in Lübeck

1930 • 9 citations

Variations in the virulence of BCG.

1948 • 8 citations

BCG Vaccination in Western Europe1

2019 • 7 citations

B.C.G. Vaccination in Theory and Practice.

1950 • 7 citations

DEEP BROTH CULTURES OF B C G.

1931 • 3 citations

Die Schutzimpfung gegen Tuberkulose mit B.C.G. nach Calmette-Guérin

1930 • 3 citations

Effect of the method of preparation of Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine on the properties of four daughter strains

1987 • 1 citations

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1955 • 0 citations