Effectiveness of F18+ fimbrial antigens released by a novel autolyzed Salmonella expression system as a vaccine candidate against lethal F18+ STEC infection

Porcine edema disease (ED) caused by Shiga toxin 2e producing Escherichia coli expressing F18ab+ fimbriae (F18ab+STEC) frequently occurs in post-weaned piglets, resulting in significant economic loss in swine industries worldwide. In the present study, we proposed an effective prevention scheme agai...

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Main Authors: John Hwa Lee, Gayeon Won
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01835/full