Attenuated Mannheimia haemolytica
This disclosure provides attenuated M. haemolytica strains useful for providing immunity against M. haemolytica.
1 . A deletion mutant M. haemolytica bacterium comprising a deletion with the LktCA gene locus encoding acylase (LktC) and leukotoxin A (LktA).
2 . The deletion mutant M. haemolytica bacterium of claim 1 , which is an M. haemolytica serotype A1 bacterium.
3 . The deletion mutant M. haemolytica bacterium of claim 2 , which secretes a truncated form of the LktA protein having an amino acid sequence encoded by the nucleic acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:8 or SEQ ID NO:9.
4 . The deletion mutant M. haemolytica bacterium of claim 1 , which is an M. haemolytica serotype A6 bacterium.
5 . The deletion mutant M. haemolytica bacterium of claim 4 , which secretes a truncated form of the LktA protein having an amino acid sequence encoded by the nucleic acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:8 or SEQ ID NO:9.