Table 3.

Viruses and bacteria commonly used as vectors of DNA (or RNA) from other infectious agents

Viruses

Poxviruses (vaccinia; Ankara strain; New York vaccinia; fowlpox; canarypox)

Other viruses (Adeno, ‡ varicella, polio, †, , ‡ influenza †, , ‡ )

Bacteria

Mycobacterium bovis (Bacille Calmette−Guerin), Salmonella ‡ strains

^† Would accept small segments of foreign RNA;

^{‡ ‡} used for immunisation via a mucosal surface.