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 A research team identifies the microbe responsible for a new epidemic disease and determines tha it is an intracellular parasite.  They are able to find conditions under which it will grow in the laboratory. The team is now interested in developing a vaccine to prevent the disease.  What type of vaccine is the best choice for providing protection from infection with this microbe?  Defend your answer.
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subunit vaccine
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Subunit vaccines use only part of a target pathogen to provoke a response from the immune system. This may be done by isolating a specific protein from a pathogen and presenting it as an antigen on its own. The acellular pertussis vaccine and influenza vaccine (in shot form) are examples of subunit vaccines.
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