Bordetella bronchiseptica aroA mutant as a live vaccine vehicle for heterologous porcine circovirus type 2 major capsid protein expression

Vet Microbiol. 2009 Sep 18;138(3-4):318-24. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.04.014. Epub 2009 Apr 19.

Abstract

Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) infections cause important respiratory diseases in the pig industry and are associated with many bacterial, mycoplasmal, and viral complications. In this study, a heterologous PCV2 major capsid protein (MCP) was expressed in the Bordetella bronchiseptica aroA mutant strain (BBS-MCP) and used as a live vaccine vehicle. Mice and pigs were immunized with live BBS-MCP via the intranasal route. The antibodies against MCP were induced successfully in the serum as determined by ELISA. In the PCV2 challenge experiment, viral DNA was removed successfully from the lymph nodes of pigs vaccinated with live BBS-MCP. Overall, BBS-MCP is believed to be a good candidate for the development of a live-attenuated vaccine against PCV2 infections.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Intranasal
  • Animals
  • Bordetella bronchiseptica / genetics*
  • Capsid Proteins / immunology*
  • Circovirus / immunology*
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
  • Mice
  • Mutation
  • Porcine Postweaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome / prevention & control
  • Porcine Postweaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome / virology
  • Swine
  • Viral Proteins / genetics
  • Viral Proteins / immunology
  • Viral Vaccines / administration & dosage
  • Viral Vaccines / immunology*

Substances

  • Capsid Proteins
  • Viral Proteins
  • Viral Vaccines