The Shigella flexneri serotype Y vaccine candidate SFL124 originated from a serotype 2a background

Fleur Roberts; Amy V. Jennison; Naresh K. Verma

doi:10.1016/j.femsim.2005.05.002

The Shigella flexneri serotype Y vaccine candidate SFL124 originated from a serotype 2a background

Fleur Roberts, Amy V. Jennison, Naresh K. Verma^*

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Shigella flexneri is endemic in most developing countries and responsible for the highest mortality rate among the Shigella species. The attenuated serotype Y S. flexneri strain SFL124 has been used as the parental strain for the development of recombinant vaccines expressing multiple O-antigen structures. During the development of one such multivalent vaccine, a region of gtrII homology was found in SFL124. Sequencing and analysis of this region revealed the presence of an insertion element interrupted serotype 2a serotype-conversion locus in the serotype Y vaccine strain SFL124. The data presented suggests that SFL124 has derived from a serotype 2a background.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	285-289
Number of pages	5
Journal	FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology
Volume	45
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.femsim.2005.05.002
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2005

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