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. 2012 Mar 13;2012:831486. doi: 10.1155/2012/831486

Table 4.

Microorganism-derived adjuvants.

Adjuvant name Number of Vaccines Mechanism Route Licensed
Cholera toxin 17 Immunostimulant Mucosal No
CpG DNA vaccine adjuvant 12 Immunostimulant Either * No
MPL adjuvant 10 Immunostimulant Either As part of AS04
Cholera toxin B subunit 6 Immunostimulant Mucosal No
LTR192G vaccine adjuvant 6 Immunostimulant Mucosal No
Bordetella pertussis component vaccine adjuvant 3 Immunostimulant Parenteral Yes
E. coli heat-labile toxin, LT 3 Immunostimulant Mucosal No
CTA1-DD gene fusion protein 2 Immunostimulant Either No
Etx B subunit adjuvant 2 Immunostimulant Either No
Killed Corynebacterium parvum vaccine adjuvant 2 Immunostimulant Parenteral No
Lipopolysaccharide vaccine adjuvant 2 Immunostimulant Either No
LTK63 vaccine mutant adjuvant 2 Immunostimulant Mucosal No
Corynebacterium-derived P40 vaccine adjuvant 1 Immunostimulant Parenteral No
Flagellin vaccine adjuvant 1 Immunostimulant Either No
LTK72 vaccine adjuvant 1 Immunostimulant Mucosal No
MPL-SE vaccine adjuvant 1 Immunostimulant Parenteral No
Non-toxic mutant E112K of Cholera Toxin mCT-E112K 1 Immunostimulant Mucosal No
Ty particles vaccine adjuvant 1 Vehicle Parenteral No

Note: *either means either mucosal or parenteral route.