Abstract
Objective: To select and develop an effective and safe attenuated vaccine against ETEC. Methods: A recombinant attenuated Shigella flexneri 2a T32 deleted asd gene strain FWL01(pZCF16) carries a plasmid co-expressing colonization factor antigen I (CFA/ I) and coli surface antigen 6(CS6) of ETEC, two mixed recombinant strains FWL01(pZHY21) expressing CFA/ I and FWL01(pZLG6) expressing CS6 were compared and evaluated their immune responses. Results: Animals immunized with above strains developed specific serum antibodies and secretory immunoglobulin A(sIgA) aganist CFA/ I and CS6 of ETEC. The antibody titers of the group only immunized with attenuated Shigella flexneri serum FWL01(pZCF16) are similar or higher than the group immunized with the mixture of two strains FWL01(pZHY21) and FWL01(pZLG6). Conclusions: These results show the feasibility of a multivalent vaccine expressing different fimbriae antigens in a live carrier.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 209-213 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Mar 2004 |
Keywords
- CFA/ I
- CS6
- Enterotoxigenic E. coli
- Immunization
- Shigella flexneri