Immunization with Escherichia coli enterotoxin protects against homologous enterotoxin challenge.
Immunization of rabbits with the culture filtrate of an enterotoxigenic strain of Escherichia coli 078: H12 resulted in the appearance of anti-enterotoxin activity in rabbit sera and protection of rabbit small intestine against homologous enterotoxin challenge.
D000818:Animals; D000917:Antibody Formation; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D000992:Antitoxins / Q000032:analysis; D004768:Enterotoxins; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000276:immunology*; D007117:Immunization, Secondary; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000276:immunology; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D011817:Rabbits
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D000992:Antitoxins; D004768:Enterotoxins