Vaccine against salmonid rickettsial septicaemia based on arthrobacter cells
View Patent ↗A vaccine based on live Arthrobacter cells is useful in preventing piscirickettsiosis in fish.
1. An immunogenic composition comprising live Arthrobacter spp; and at least one other immunogen.
2. The immunogenic composition of claim 1 wherein said at least one other immunogen is selected from the group consisting of a Piscirickettsia salmonis antigen, a nucleic acid expression vector capable of expressing a Piscirickettsia salmonis antigen, inactivated Piscirickettsia salmonis , attenuated Piscirickettsia salmonis , and killed Arthrobacter spp.
3. The immunogenic composition of claim 2 wherein said Arthrobacter spp. has ATCC accession number 59921.
4. The immunogenic composition of claim 1 wherein said Arthrobacter spp. has ATCC accession number 59921.
5. The immunogenic composition of claim 1 wherein said immunogenic composition is lyophilized or in a saline solution.