Vaccine including nonencapsulated strain as antigen
AssigneesNational Agriculture and Food Research Organization, School Corporation, Azabu Veterinary Medicine Educational Institution
InventorsAtsushi WATANABE, Eiji HATA, Shinya GOTO, Kazuhiro KAWAI
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Abstract
It is an object of the present invention to provide a vaccine effective for protection against infection by Streptococcus species that causes mastitis in livestock and other animals. Specifically, the present invention provides a vaccine comprising a non-encapsulated strain of Streptococcus species as an antigen, and in particular, a vaccine for preventing mastitis developed by infection by Streptococcus uberis.
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A vaccine comprising a non-encapsulated strain of Streptococcus species as an antigen.
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An antibody that binds to both of a non-encapsulated strain and an encapsulated strain of Streptococcus species.
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A method for preventing mastitis, comprising administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of a vaccine comprising a non-encapsulated strain of Streptococcus species as an antigen to a non-human mammal.
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