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Development of a live antigen delivery system to generate mucosal immunity in the pig

ReferenceCEL04595
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Professor Andrew Rycroft
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution Royal Veterinary College
DepartmentPathology and Pathogen Biology
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 119,057
StatusCompleted
TypeResearch Grant
Start date 01/06/1996
End date 01/06/1999
Duration36 months

Abstract

This project will investigate the use of commensal bacteria for the delivery of foreign antigen to the respiratory mucosa of the pig. Bacteria which naturally colonise the porcine tonsil and which can be genetically manipulated, will be directed to express and secrete recombinant protein using apxlll operon. The potential of an organism to generate a mucosal immune response by sustained secretion of foreign antigen onto lymphoid tissue will be examined.

Summary

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Committee Closed Committee - Animal Sciences (AS)
Research TopicsX – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research PriorityX – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative Cells RoPA (CELL) [1994]
Funding SchemeX – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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