title: Intranasal immunization of mice with group B streptococcal protein rib and cholera toxin B subunit confers protection against lethal infection.
abstract: Intranasal immunization of mice with Rib, a cell surface protein of group B streptococcus (GBS), conjugated to or simply coadministered with the recombinant cholera toxin B subunit, induces systemic immunoglobulin G (IgG) and local IgA antibody responses and confers protection against lethal GBS infection. These findings have implications for the development of a human GBS vaccine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Dermatology and Infection, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. charlotte.larsson@mmb.lu.se
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Larsson
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Holmgren
authors.forename: Gunnar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lindahl
authors.forename: Charlotta
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bergquist
mesh_terms: D000281:Administration, Intranasal; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology*; D002772:Cholera Toxin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D007114:Immunization; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000276:immunology*; D018074:Vaccines, Conjugate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C081277:Rib protein, Streptococcus agalactiae; D018074:Vaccines, Conjugate; D002772:Cholera Toxin