Mechnikov Research Institute for Vaccines and Sera, Moscow, Russia
Experimental data giving grounds for the development of a new group C meningococcal whole-culture preparation for oral administration are presented. The study revealed that the use of the controlled cultivation of group C meningococci and a nutrient medium with definite chemical composition in combination with the “soft” method of the isolation of the whole-culture preparation ensured the preservation of polysaccharide, outer membrane protein and lipooligosaccharide in a native state, as well as retaining their full antigenic value, in the preparation. The oral immunization with the whole-culture preparation stimulated the multiple elevation of the level of hemagglutinating and IgG antibodies to these antigens and their prolonged preservation in the blood of immunized animals.
Zh. Mikrobiol. (Moscow), 2004, No. 5, P. 71—75