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Wikipedia still cites a retracted paper on “Bacteriophage AP205”
Bacterial RNA packaged within the BLP enhances antigen-presenting cell activity when it is delivered to the endosomal compartment and activates TLR 3 and TLR7/8.[source retracted]
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A VLP-based vaccine targeting domain III of the West Nile virus E protein protects from lethal infection in mice
Gunther Spohn, Gary T Jennings, Byron EE Martina, Iris Keller et al.
Virology Journal · published July 2010 · cited 94 times by other papers
Retracted Jan 1, 2011
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