Abstract
Intratracheal immunization of mice with inactivated influenza B virus and delipidated Bacillus firmus as adjuvant increases protection of mice against infection with the homologous virus strain and induces cross-protection: mice immunized by influenza virus B/Yamanashi 166/98 were protected even against phylogenetically distant virus drift variant B/Lee/40 lethal for mice.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adjuvants, Immunologic / administration & dosage*
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Administration, Inhalation
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Animals
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Bacillus / immunology
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Cross Protection
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Female
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Immunization / methods*
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Influenza B virus / immunology*
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Influenza Vaccines / administration & dosage*
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Influenza Vaccines / immunology*
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Mice
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Mice, Inbred BALB C
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Orthomyxoviridae Infections / immunology
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Orthomyxoviridae Infections / prevention & control
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Survival Analysis
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Vaccines, Inactivated / administration & dosage
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Vaccines, Inactivated / immunology
Substances
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Adjuvants, Immunologic
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Influenza Vaccines
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Vaccines, Inactivated