An investigation into the development of plant-derived vaccines against human papillomavirus type 11 and Cottontail rabbit papillomavirus

The principal object of this thesis was to investigate the feasibility of developing a novel plant-derived vaccine against Human papillomavirus type 11 (HPV -11), the causal agent of genital warts and laryngeal condylomas. A secondary objective was a proof-of-concept study using Cottontail rabbit papillomavirus (CRPV), as this is a viable animal model for human papillomavirus vaccines. Accordingly, I investigated and compared the potential of two different plant expression systems.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Molecular and Cell Biology

Year dc:date.issued

2004

Author dc:creator

• Kohl, Thomas Oliver

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Rybicki, Ed
• Becker-Hitzeroth, Inga I

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7433

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/7433