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US 5,176,910 AGranted
Treponema hyodysenteriae hemolysin and uses therefor
AssigneeML Technology Ventures, L. P.
InventorsMichael McCaman, Raymond Slomiany
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Abstract
A vaccine for protection against swine dysentery which comprises T. hyodysenteriae hemolysin and a physiologically acceptable vehicle for said peptide. The vaccine contains the hemolysin in an amount effective for protecting against swine dysentery. The invention also relates to a method of protecting swine against swine dysentery by administering to swine the vaccine described above.
Claims16
A vaccine for protection against swine dysentery, comprising:
- T. hyodysenteriae hemolysin, and a physiologically acceptable carrier, said vaccine being essentially free of T. hyodysenteriae cells and further comprising said hemolysin in an amount effective for protecting against swine dysentery.
A method for protecting swine against swine dysentery, comprising:
- administering to swine T. hyodysenteriae hemolysin, and a physiologically acceptable carrier, said hemolysin being administered in an amount effective to protect against swine dysentery.
A method for protecting swine against swine dysentery, comprising
- administering to swine a vaccine comprising T. hyodysenteriae hemolysin and at least one protein which elicits antibodies which recognize a T. hyodysenteriae antigen having a molecular weight of from about 19 kda to about 90 kda, and a physiologically acceptable carrier, said hemolysin and said at least one protein being administered in amounts effective to protect swine against swine dysentery.
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