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VACCINE
Volume 26, Issue 17, Pages 2154-2163Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.01.054
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FedF; F18 fimbriae; F4 fimbriae; VTEC; ETEC; pig
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Currently, no vaccines are available for edema disease and post-weaning diarrhoea (PWD) in pigs. In the present study, a subunit vaccine containing the F18 fimbrial adhesin FedF was studied. Hereto, recombinant FedF was produced as a fusion protein with maltose-binding protein. Even though the produced MBPFedF was shown to attach in vitro to enterocytes, almost no FedF-specific immune response could be detected after oral administration to piglets. The delivery of FedF to the intestinal mucosa was improved by conjugating the MBPFedF to F4 fimbriae. Indeed, this conjugation induced a systemic and local, FedF-specific immune response and led to a reduction in excretion after infection with F18(+) E. coli. Although complete protection was not observed, the conjugation between FedF and F4 fimbriae can be considered as a first step towards the development of a combined vaccine against F4(+) and F18(+) E. coli infections. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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