Failure of a novel surface polysaccharide targeting vaccine to prevent Tritrichomonas foetus infection in beef cattle Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Tritrichomonas foetus (T. foetus) is the causative agent of bovine trichomoniasis that has a major impact on production costs for beef cattle farmers. Immunization strategies to effectively protect against T. foetus are a high priority. T. foetus expresses a surface polysaccharide, beta 1-6 poly-Nacetyl glucosamine (PNAG). A PNAG-specific vaccine has demonstrated protection in pigs and horses. This study attempted to protect pregnant cows from an experimental T. foetus infection by prior vaccination with a PNAG-specific vaccine.

published proceedings

  • Annual convention proceedings

author list (cited authors)

  • Hairgrove, T. B., Thompson, J. A., Rocha, J. N., Vinacur, M., Roberts, C., Pier, G. B., & Cywes-Bentley, C.

citation count

  • 1

complete list of authors

  • Hairgrove, TB||Thompson, JA||Rocha, JN||Vinacur, M||Roberts, C||Pier, GB||Cywes-Bentley, C