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Protective effect of vaccination with recombinant proteins from Streptococcus equi subspecies equi in a strangles model in the mouse

  • Jonas Lannergård
  • , Bengt Guss
  • , M. Flock
  • , J.-I. Flock
  • , Å. Karlström

    Publication: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    Abstract

    A mouse model resembling Streptococcus equi subspecies equi infection in the horse, strangles, was used to assess the protective effect of vaccination with selected recombinant proteins from S. equi subsp. equi. After challenge the infection was monitored by weight loss and by nasal colonisation with S. equi subsp. equi. Vaccination with a collagen-binding protein (CNE) and a collagen-like protein (ScIC) resulted in protective antibodies, whereas a novel fibronectin-binding protein (FNEB) did not. Co-administration of CNE with EAG, a poorly immunogenic alpha(2)-macroglobulin-, albumin- and immunoglobulin G-binding protein, resulted in a significant synergistic effect and enhanced the protective immune response against EAG. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)4144-4151
    Number of pages8
    JournalVaccine
    Volume24
    Issue number19
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2006

    Keywords

    • Streptococcus equi
    • strangles
    • vaccination
    • extra cellular proteins

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