Bacterial Vaccines

Study data from A. Ozaki and co-authors update knowledge of bacterial vaccines

Published in Vaccine Weekly, December 8th, 2010

2010 DEC 8 -- According to a study from Mie, Japan, "Streptococcal disease (streptococcosis) caused by Streptococcus iniae is a serious bacterial disease in Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus). Developing streptococcosis-resistant Japanese flounder will reduce the number of outbreaks of this disease as well as reduce the need for medicines and vaccines."

"Genetic linkage analysis is an effective method for identifying quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with resistance to a disease. In this study, 159 microsatellite markers selected from genetic linkage maps of Japanese flounder and F-1 progeny from crosses between disease-resistant and...

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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2010-12-08)

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