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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 23, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Emmett B Shotts, Jr, Athens, GA (US);
Richard K Cooper, II, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Assignee:
The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Athens, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; A61K / ; A01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4352523 ; 4242351 ; 424 932 ; 424 9348 ; 435245 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a chondroitinase attenuated Edwardsiella ictaluri bacteria. Further, this invention provides a vaccine comprising a protective amount of a chondroitinase attenuated strain of Edwardsiella ictduri bacteria and a method for protecting a fish from Enteric Septicemia comprising administering the vaccine to the fish.