Protection of Mice from Lyme Borreliosis by Oral Vaccination with Escherichia coli Expressing OspA
Fikrig E, Barthold S, Kantor F, Flavell R. Protection of Mice from Lyme Borreliosis by Oral Vaccination with Escherichia coli Expressing OspA. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1991, 164: 1224-1227. PMID: 1955724, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/164.6.1224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral vaccinationRecombinant OspARecombinant outer surface protein AProtection of miceSerum IgG antibodiesSurface protein ALast boostOuter surface protein AControl miceChallenge infectionIgG antibodiesIntraperitoneal injectionLive Escherichia coliOral preparationsC3H/Day 10Lyme borreliosisVaccinationMiceInfectionBorrelia burgdorferiOspAAntibodiesProtein AGavage