Immunogenic and protective properties of outer membrane proteins of Hafnia alvei
Witkowska, D.; Czarny, A.; Mulczyk, M.
Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis 38(5-6): 387-393
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-069X PMID: 2130804 Document Number: 349014
Outer membrane proteins (OMP) extracted from antigenically distinct or related strains of Hafnia alvei containing defined composition of major proteins proved to be immunogenic. Intraperitoneal immunization of mice with a single dose of such preparations protected the animals against homologous and heterologous Hafnia strains. The OMP preparations were also found to induce protection with varying intensity against Escherichia, Proteus, Shigella and Salmonella.