Table 1. Summary of the trials performed to determine the basis of protection following bacterial re-exposure in rag1−/− mutant zebrafish.
Trial | Primary | Treatment; Objective; # of experiments; tanks/treatment; fish/tank | Secondary |
1 | E. ictaluri RE33 104 | 4 week interval; Determine if protection occurs; 3 exps; 3 tanks/trt; 24 fish/tank | E. ictaluri 104 |
2 | E. ictaluri RE33 104 | 8 week interval; Rule out temporarily heightened primary effects; 2 exps; 8 tanks/trt;10 fish/tank | E. ictaluri 104 |
3 | E. ictaluri RE33 104 | 4 week interval with antibiotic administered; Rule out persistent pathogen presence;2 exps; 8 tanks/trt; 10 fish/tank | E. ictaluri 104 |
4 | E. ictaluri RE33 104 | 4 week interval with homologous or heterologous secondary; Determine specificity;1 exp; 4 tanks/trt; 15 fish/tank | E. ictaluri 104 Y. ruckeri 106 E. tarda 102 |
5 | E. ictaluri RE33 104 | 4 week interval with adoptive cell transfers; determine if protection provided bya leukocyte population; 1 exp; 7 tanks/trt; 15 fish/tank | E. ictaluri 104 |