Code
17809108
Duration
01 February 2008 → 31 January 2010
Funding
Regional and community funding: IWT/VLAIO
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Medical and health sciences
- Immunology
- Immunology
- Microbiology
- Immunology
Keywords
pigs
postweaning diarrhoea
oral vaccination
Project description
In this project, an oral vaccine will be developed to protect pigs against F4+ E. coli induced postweaning diarrhoea. Therefore, the F4 protein or DNA will be encapsulated in nanoparticles to prevent gastro-intestinal degradation and specific lectins will be used to promote uptake through the epithelial barrier via enterocytes or M cells.