Determination of alpha-toxin antibodies against Staphylococcus aureus and phagocytic ability postimmunization in rabbits
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https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1998no32.1p14-16Keywords:
antibodies, bacterial diseases, bovine mastitis, disease prevention, mastitis, phagocytosis, toxins, vaccination, vaccinesAbstract
30 rabbits were inoculated i.m. 3 times, at 2-week intervals, with a S. aureus subunit bacterin preparation (10 HU of alpha-toxin, 600 æg of capsular polysaccharide, 200 æg of fibronectin binding protein). The levels of specific antibodies against alpha toxin in immunized rabbits were significantly increased over 4 weeks compared with control rabbits, which showed no response. There was no significant difference between immunized and control rabbits in bacterial clearance rate. The use of the vaccine for prevention of bovine mastitis is discussed.
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1998-01-01
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Determination of alpha-toxin antibodies against Staphylococcus aureus and phagocytic ability postimmunization in rabbits. (1998). The Bovine Practitioner, 1998(32.1), 14-16. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1998no32.1p14-16