Characterization of Citrobacter sp. line 328 as a source of Vi for a Vi-CRM197 glycoconjugate vaccine against Salmonella Typhi

Introduction: Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi is the causative agent of typhoid fever with over 22 million cases and over 200,000 deaths reported annually. A vaccine is much needed for use in young children and the Novartis Vaccines Institute for Global Health (NVGH) is developing a conjugate v...

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Main Authors: Simona Rondini, Francesca Micoli, Luisa Lanzilao, Ivan Pisoni, Vito Di Cioccio, Allan J Saul, Laura B Martin
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Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2012-11-01
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author Simona Rondini
Francesca Micoli
Luisa Lanzilao
Ivan Pisoni
Vito Di Cioccio
Allan J Saul
Laura B Martin
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Francesca Micoli
Luisa Lanzilao
Ivan Pisoni
Vito Di Cioccio
Allan J Saul
Laura B Martin
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description Introduction: Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi is the causative agent of typhoid fever with over 22 million cases and over 200,000 deaths reported annually. A vaccine is much needed for use in young children and the Novartis Vaccines Institute for Global Health (NVGH) is developing a conjugate vaccine which targets S. Typhi Vi capsular polysaccharide. Methodology: Here we describe a method suitable for industrial scale production of the Vi antigen based on expression by a Citrobacter line. We optimized the production of Vi by selecting a suitable Citrobacter strain (Citrobacter 328) that yields high and stable expression of Vi in chemically defined medium under industrial-scale fermentation conditions. Results: Vi-CRM197 made using Vi from Citrobacter 328 elicited high anti-Vi antibody levels in mice and rabbits. Conclusions: Citrobacter 328 is a suitable strain for production of Vi for conjugate anti-Typhi vaccines. Being a BSL-1 organism, which grows in defined medium and stably produces high yields of Vi, it offers excellent potential for safe production of inexpensive vaccines for populations at risk of typhoid fever.
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spelling doaj-art-84991e4f7efa48d5814fe0e9bce3d9472025-08-20T03:48:58ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802012-11-0161110.3855/jidc.2495Characterization of Citrobacter sp. line 328 as a source of Vi for a Vi-CRM197 glycoconjugate vaccine against Salmonella TyphiSimona Rondini0Francesca Micoli1Luisa Lanzilao2Ivan Pisoni3Vito Di Cioccio4Allan J Saul5Laura B Martin6Novartis Vaccines Institute for Global HealthNovartis Vaccines Institute for Global HealthNovartis Vaccines Institute for Global HealthNovartis Vaccines Institute for Global HealthNovartis Vaccines Institute for Global HealthNovartis Vaccines Institute for Global HealthNovartis Vaccines Institute for Global Health Introduction: Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi is the causative agent of typhoid fever with over 22 million cases and over 200,000 deaths reported annually. A vaccine is much needed for use in young children and the Novartis Vaccines Institute for Global Health (NVGH) is developing a conjugate vaccine which targets S. Typhi Vi capsular polysaccharide. Methodology: Here we describe a method suitable for industrial scale production of the Vi antigen based on expression by a Citrobacter line. We optimized the production of Vi by selecting a suitable Citrobacter strain (Citrobacter 328) that yields high and stable expression of Vi in chemically defined medium under industrial-scale fermentation conditions. Results: Vi-CRM197 made using Vi from Citrobacter 328 elicited high anti-Vi antibody levels in mice and rabbits. Conclusions: Citrobacter 328 is a suitable strain for production of Vi for conjugate anti-Typhi vaccines. Being a BSL-1 organism, which grows in defined medium and stably produces high yields of Vi, it offers excellent potential for safe production of inexpensive vaccines for populations at risk of typhoid fever.https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/2495S. TyphiViCitrobacterconjugate vaccineVi-CRM197
spellingShingle Simona Rondini
Francesca Micoli
Luisa Lanzilao
Ivan Pisoni
Vito Di Cioccio
Allan J Saul
Laura B Martin
Characterization of Citrobacter sp. line 328 as a source of Vi for a Vi-CRM197 glycoconjugate vaccine against Salmonella Typhi
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
S. Typhi
Vi
Citrobacter
conjugate vaccine
Vi-CRM197
title Characterization of Citrobacter sp. line 328 as a source of Vi for a Vi-CRM197 glycoconjugate vaccine against Salmonella Typhi
title_full Characterization of Citrobacter sp. line 328 as a source of Vi for a Vi-CRM197 glycoconjugate vaccine against Salmonella Typhi
title_fullStr Characterization of Citrobacter sp. line 328 as a source of Vi for a Vi-CRM197 glycoconjugate vaccine against Salmonella Typhi
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of Citrobacter sp. line 328 as a source of Vi for a Vi-CRM197 glycoconjugate vaccine against Salmonella Typhi
title_short Characterization of Citrobacter sp. line 328 as a source of Vi for a Vi-CRM197 glycoconjugate vaccine against Salmonella Typhi
title_sort characterization of citrobacter sp line 328 as a source of vi for a vi crm197 glycoconjugate vaccine against salmonella typhi
topic S. Typhi
Vi
Citrobacter
conjugate vaccine
Vi-CRM197
url https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/2495
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