title: Efficacy of live Chlamydophila abortus vaccine 1B in protecting mice placentas and foetuses against strains of Chlamydophila pecorum isolated from cases of abortion.
abstract: The efficacy of Chlamydophila abortus vaccine strain 1B in protecting against two selected Chlamydophila pecorum strains, isolated from an aborted goat (M14) in Morocco and a ewe (AB10) in France, was investigated in a mouse model, by comparing the reduction in number of bacteria in the placentas of vaccinated mice challenged intraperitoneally at 11 days of pregnancy with the reference C. abortus (AB7) and C. pecorum (M14, or AB10) strains, to those of unvaccinated mice. Vaccine 1B was shown to provide effective protection against the field strains of C. pecorum, since it significantly reduced the placental Chlamydophila colonisation. The two C. pecorum strains were not sufficiently abortifacient in mice to use reduction in abortion as a criterion of protection.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Pathologie Infectieuse et Immunologie, INRA-Centre de Tours, 37380 Nouzilly, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rekiki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bouakane
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hammami
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: El Idrissi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bernard
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodolakis
mesh_terms: D000034:Abortion, Veterinary / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000818:Animals; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000276:immunology* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D023501:Chlamydophila / Q000276:immunology*; D023521:Chlamydophila Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000382:microbiology; D051379:Mice; D010920:Placenta / Q000382:microbiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013154:Spleen / Q000382:microbiology; D014611:Vaccination / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines