Potentiation of an innate immune response in mollusks
OwnerLizenn DELISLE, Anne ROLTON +1inventors
InventorsLizenn DELISLE, Anne ROLTON, Julien VIGNIER
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Abstract
A method of potentiating the immune response of a mollusk so that a population of the mollusk is less susceptible to disease on subsequent exposure to a pathogen is described. The method includes exposing the mollusk to an inactivated antigen preparation where the antigens are derived from the pathogen and inactivated by exposure to an ethylenimine.
Claims15
1) A method of potentiating the innate immune response of a mollusk against a pathogen comprising contacting the mollusk with a pathogen-derived antigen where the pathogen-derived antigen has been inactivated by contacting with an ethylenimine.
7) A composition for use in a method of potentiating the innate immune response of a mollusk comprising an inactivated pathogen-derived antigen where the pathogen-derived antigen has been inactivated by contacting with binary ethylenimine (BEI).
13) A method of preparing a composition for use in a method of potentiating the innate immune response of a mollusk comprising inactivating a pathogen-derived antigen by contacting with an ethylenimine.
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