Evaluation of plant-produced <i>Clostridium perfringens</i> type D <i>epsilon</i> toxoid in a vaccine against enterotoxaemia in sheep

Evaluation of plant-produced <i>Clostridium perfringens</i> type D <i>epsilon</i> toxoid in a vaccine against enterotoxaemia in sheep

Enterotoxaemia (pulpy kidney) is a common bacterial disease of sheep caused by Clostridium perfringens type D epsilon toxin. It has mortality rates of up to 30% in non-vaccinated animals. Current vaccines from whole cell cultures are expensive to manufacture and can induce local inflammatory respons...

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Main Authors: Tinyiko Mokoena, Ereck Chakauya, Michael Crampton, Boet Weyers, Malefa Tselanyane, Tsepo Tsekoa, Rachel Chikwamba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2017-04-01
Series:Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Enterotoxaemia
Clostridium perfringens Epsilon toxin
Plant-made vaccine
transient expression
antigenicity
viral vectors
Online Access:https://ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr/article/view/1271

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