Vaccine composition against Streptococcus suis infection
AssigneeCeva Sante Animale
InventorsJana Seele, Christoph Baums, Peter Valentin-Weigand
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Abstract
Described is a vaccine composition comprising an effective amount of at least one polypeptide selected from the group of IdeSsuis, rIdeSsuis, an analogue or a fragment thereof, or a polynucleotide encoding the same. This vaccine composition is used in the prophylactic, metaphylactic or therapeutic treatment of a Streptococcus suis infections in pigs or humans.
Claims3
A method of inducing neutralizing antibodies in a pig against Streptococcus suis, the method comprising administering a vaccine composition comprising (1) a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NO:
- 2, SEQ ID NO:
- 6 and SEQ ID NO:
- 7;
- and (2) at least one carrier, and/or at least one diluent, and/or at least one adjuvant.
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