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. 2018 May 15;8:154. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00154

Table 1.

F. tularensis subsp. holarctica mutants: Protection against subsp. tularensis SCHU S4 respiratory challenge.

Vaccinea Host strain Vaccine route, dose (CFU)b Boost (route) LVS control (route) Interval (days)c SCHU S4 challenge route, dose (CFU) % Survival post-challenge (MST, days)d References
Vaccine LVS Sham
NUTRIENT METABOLIC MUTANT
LVS ΔpurMCD BALB/c i.n., 106 No Yes (i.n.) 42 i.n., 100 0 (6) 100 (21) 0 (5) Pechous et al., 2008
i.n., 2000 0 (5) 0 (7) 0 (5)
BALB/c i.n., 106 Yes (i.n.) Yes (i.n.) 21 i.n., 100 100 (21) 100 (21) 0 (5) Pechous et al., 2008
i.n., 2000 33 (17) 33 (11) 0 (5)
OXIDATIVE STRESS RESPONSE MUTANTS
LVS ΔsodBFt C57BL/6 i.n., 5 × 103 No Yes (i.n.) 21 i.n., 14 40 0 (12) 0 (7) Bakshi et al., 2006, 2008
C57BL/6 i.n., 5 × 102 Yes (i.n.) Yes (i.n.) 21 i.n., 103 42 0 (15) 0 (6) Bakshi et al., 2006, 2008
emrA1 C57BL/6 i.n., 106 No No 21 i.n., 32 0 (8) ND 0 (6) Suresh et al., 2015
i.n., 106 Yes (i.n.) No 21 i.n., 38 0 (9) ND 0 (6) Suresh et al., 2015
i.d., 106 Yes (i.d.) No 21 i.n., 17 0 (10) ND 0 (7) Suresh et al., 2015
i.d., 106 Yes (i.n.) No 21 i.n., 17 0 (10) ND 0 (7) Suresh et al., 2015
i.n., 103 Yes (i.d.) No 21 i.n., 23 20 ND 0 (6) Suresh et al., 2015
i.d., 103 Yes (i.n.) No 21 i.n., 24 20 ND 0 (6) Suresh et al., 2015
ΔdsbA/FSC200 BALB/c i.n., 102 No No 28 i.n., 100 0 ND 0 (5) Straskova et al., 2015
i.n. 103 No No 28 i.n., 100 0 ND 0 (5) Straskova et al., 2015
i.n., 104 No No 28 i.n., 100 20 ND 0 (5) Straskova et al., 2015
i.n., 105 No No 28 i.n., 100 30 ND 0 (5) Straskova et al., 2015
i.n., 106 No No 28 i.n., 100 50 ND 0 (5) Straskova et al., 2015
HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN MUTANTS
LVS ΔclpB BALB/c i.d., 105 No No 42 i.n. 40 0 (~12) ND 0 (5) Golovliov et al., 2013
FSC200 ΔclpB BALB/c i.d., 105 No Yes (i.d.) 42 i.n. 86 40 0 0 (5) Golovliov et al., 2013
CAPSULAR AND MEMBRANE MUTANTS
LVS ΔcapB BALB/c i.d., 106 No Yes (i.d.) 42 Aero., 10 0 (10) 67 (16) 0 (5) Jia et al., 2010
i.n., 105 No Yes (i.n.) 42 Aero. 10 100 (21) 100 (21) 0 (5) Jia et al., 2010
rLVS ΔcapB
/IglA
BALB/c i.d., 106 No Yes (i.d.) 42 Aero., 10 50 (16) 63 (17) 0 (5) Jia et al., 2013
rLVS ΔcapB
/IglC
BALB/c i.d., 106 No Yes (i.d.) 42 Aero., 10 40 (14) 63 (17) 0 (5) Jia et al., 2013
rLVS ΔcapB
/IglABC
BALB/c i.d., 106 No Yes (i.d.) 42 i.n., 16–31 0 50 0 (4) Jia et al., 2016
BALB/c i.d., 106 Yes (i.d.) Yes (i.d.) 42 i.n., 10 50 50-75 0 (4) Jia et al., 2018
BALB/c i.n., 106 Yes (i.n.) Yes (i.d.) 42 i.n., 6-10 83-100 50-75 0 (4) Jia et al., 2018
LVS::Δwzy BALB/c i.n., 3.5 × 106 Yes (i.n.) Yes (i.n.) 28 i.n., 8 84 100 0 (6) Kim et al., 2012
LVS::wbtA-OPS-TT* BALB/c i.n., 1.5 × 107 Yes (i.n.) No 28 i.n., 10 40 (15) ND 20 (7) Sebastian et al., 2009
LVS::ΔwbtA BALB/c i.n., 3.7 × 106 Yes (i.n.) Yes (i.n.) 28 i.n., 8 0 100 0 (6) Kim et al., 2012
FTL_0057 BALB/c i.n., 107 No No 30 i.n., 100 100 ND 0 (6) Mahawar et al., 2013
FTL_0325 BALB/c i.n., 107 No No 30 i.n., 100 100 ND 0 (6) Mahawar et al., 2013
OTHER MUTANTS
LVS FTL0552
(pmrA)
BALB/c i.n., 105 No No 30 i.n., 100 30 ND 0 (6) Sammons-Jackson et al., 2008
BALB/c i.n., 105 Yes (i.n.) No 30 i.n., 100 40 ND 0 (6) Sammons-Jackson et al., 2008
C57BL/6 i.n., 104 No No 30 i.n., 100 0 (9) ND 0 (7) Sammons-Jackson et al., 2008
C57BL/6 i.n., 104 Yes (i.n.) No 30 i.n., 100 0 (16) ND 0 (7) Sammons-Jackson et al., 2008
FTL_0291 BALB/c i.n., 107 No No 30 i.n., 100 100 ND 0 (6) Mahawar et al., 2013
FTL_0304 BALB/c i.n., 107 No No 30 i.n., 100 0 (12) ND 0 (6) Mahawar et al., 2013
a

Vaccine:

*

, animals vaccinated simultaneously with LVS::wbtA and OPS-TT [LVS O-polysaccharide (OPS) conjugated with–tetanus toxoid (TT)].

b

Vaccine route, dose: i.n., intranasal; i.d., intradermal.

c

Interval: Interval between the only or the last vaccination and challenge.

d

% Survival: % survival post-challenge in animals immunized with the vaccine candidate (vaccine), LVS control (LVS), or PBS or unvaccinated control (Sham); MST, Mean/Median Survival Time; ND, not determined.