The Brachyspira hyodysenteriae ftnA Gene: DNA Vaccination and Real-Time PCR Quantification of Bacteria in a Mouse Model of Disease
2005
Davis, A.J. | Smith, S.C. | Moore, R.J.
The nucleotide sequence of the Brachyspira hyodysenteriae ftnA gene, encoding a putative ferritin protein (FtnA), was determined. Analysis of the sequence predicted that this gene encoded a protein of 180 amino acids. RTPCR and Western blot showed that the ftnA gene was expressed in B. hyodysenteriae, and evidence suggests that FtnA stores iron rather than haem. ftnA was delivered as DNA and recombinant protein vaccines in a mouse model of B. hyodysenteriae infection. Vaccine efficacy was monitored by caecal pathology and quantification of B. hyodysenteriae numbers in the caeca of infected mice by realtime PCR.
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