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. 2021 Jul 17;176:113867. doi: 10.1016/j.addr.2021.113867

Table 3.

Effect of vaccines with delivery systems against different bacterial challenges.

Pathogenic bacteria Delivery system Antigen(s) Adjuvants used Route Animal species Protection after challenge Ref.
B. anthracis Adenovirus PAD4 i.m. Mice 100% of animals surviving after single immunization [153]
SFV PA s.c. Mice 100% of animals surviving [154]
FHV VLP PA s.c. Rats 100% of animals surviving after single immunization [155]
Bacteriophage T4 nanoparticle PA i.m. Mice, rats, and rabbits 100% of animals surviving [156]
Live influenza virus prime and killed RV vector or the vaccinia virus vector boost PA i.n. prime and i.m boost Mice No results [157]
TMV PA232–247 and PA628–637 i.p. Mice Almost no protection [158]
Liposomes PA Monophosphoryl lipid A i.m. Rabbits and rhesus macaques 100% of animals surviving [159], [160]
Liposome-like vessels PAD4 Aluminium hydroxide i.p. Mice 70% of animals surviving [161]
FUC-HTCC NPs Anthrax vaccine AVA i.p. Mice 100% of animals surviving [162]
Chitosan PA C48/80 i.n. Mice No results [163]
Chitosan derivative TMC PA CpG or Poly I:C or not s.c.a, i.m.a, or i.p. Mice 83.3% of animals surviving in s.c. or i.m. route [164]
CS-NH2 microparticles PA s.c. Mice No results [165]
Poly-l-lactide (PLLA) polylactide (PLA) microspheres PA i.m prime and either i.m. or i.n. boost Mice 100% of animals surviving [166]
Dendriplex PLGA nanoparticles PA (DNA) i.m. Mice High antibody titer but without neutralizing activity [167]
PLGA nanoparticles PAD4 i.p. Mice 11% of animals surviving after single immunization [168]
sucrose polymer Ficoll PA CpG-ODN i.m. Mice 100% of animals surviving after single immunization [169]
Soybean oil-and-water nanoemulsion (NE) PA i.n. Mice and guinea pigs 100% of animals surviving [170]
L. acidophilus PA(Surface)b No results No No results [171]
L. casei PAb Oral or i.n. Mice No results [172]
L. acidophilus PA with DC-targeting peptide (Secretory)b Oral Mice 75% of animals surviving [173]
L. gasseri PA with DC-targeting peptide (Secretory)b Oral Mice 100% of animals surviving and 30% of animals surviving without DC-targeting peptide [174], [175]
S. enterica PA, PAD1 and 4, and PAD4 Oral Mice PA: 83% of animals surviving, PAD1 and 4: 25% of animals surviving, PAD4: no protection [176]



Neisseria meningitidis group B E. coli OMV Glycan antigens (Polysialic acid (PSA) and T antigen) s.c. Mice 50% SBA was observed at over 100-fold dilutions of the serum [177]
Brucella SFV Cu-Zn SOD i.p. Mice 1.52 (3.07–1.55)c [178]
IF3 i.p. Mice 1.09 (6.96–5.87)c [179]
Influenza virus L7/L12 or Omp16 i.n., eyedropa, or s.c. Mice The best: Omp: 16: 3.78 (4.54–0.76)c, eyedrop; Bivalent: 3.9 (4.54–0.64)c, eyedrop [180]
Influenza virus Tetravalent vaccine formulation expressing Omp16, L7/L12, Omp19, and Cu-Zn SOD i.n.a, eyedrop, or s.l. Guinea pigs The best: 2.8 (2.86–0.06)c, i.n. [181]
L. lactis L7/L12 (Cytoplasm)b Oral Mice 0.57 (7–6.43)c [182]
Cu-Zn SOD (secretory)b Oral Mice 1.35 (7.1–5.75)c [183]
L. lactis (Live or killed) Omp31 (Cell Wall-Anchored)b Oral or i.p. Mice No results [184]
Attenuated S. typhimurium Fusion of L7/L12 and BLSb Oral Mice Secretory expression: 1.55 (4.44–2.89)c; Intracellular expression: 1.32 (4.44–3.12)c [185]
L7/L12 i.m. Mice About 1.7 (3.4–1.7)c [186]
Ochrobactrum anthropi Cu-Zn SOD CpG i.p. Mice 2.42 (5.30–2.88)c [187]
TMC Omp19 Orala or i.p. Mice The best: against B. abortus: 2.46 (6.3–3.84)c, oral; against B. melitensis: 2.38 (6.14–3.76)c, oral [188]
Mannosylated chitosan nanoparticles FliC s.c. Mice Against B. melitensis: 1.34 (5.67–4.33)c; against B. abortus: 1.22 (5.24–4.02)c [189]
escheriosome L7/L12 s.c. Mice 1.46 (4.58–2.93)c [190]
Cu-Zn SOD IL-18 s.c. Mice 1.5 (5.2–3.7)c [191]
PLGA L7/L12 i.p. Mice 1.79 (5.94–4.15)c [192]
CaPNs FliC, 7α-HSDH, BhuA and multi-epitopes (Poly B and poly T) s.c. Mice The best: against B. melitensis: Poly B + T, 1.5 (5.77–4.27)c; against B. abortus: Poly B + T, 1.37 (5.29–3.92)c [193]



S. aureus OMV (E. coli) HlaH35L, SpAKKAA, FhuD2, Csa1A, and LukE Alum i.p. Mice 90% of animals surviving [194]
PDNVs (E. coli) SAcoagulase i.p. Mice 100% of animals surviving [195]
extracellular vesicles (EVs) HlaH35L, LukE and EVs components s.c. Mice About 70% and 50% of animals surviving after challenging with two S. aureus isolates [196]
ICG-loaded MSNs EVs s.c. Mice Decreased bacterial loading in skin and organs [197]
PDNVs PDNVs components s.c. Mice No results [198]
L. lactis ClfAb and FnbpAb Freund’s adjuvant Unknown Rats Less infected vegetations after challenging with S. aureus Newman in L. lactis ClfA-immunized animals; FnbpA did not have the same effect [199]
PilVax B-cell epitope, D3, from FnbpA i.n. Mice Decreased bacterial loading in intestine and nasal mucosa [200]
Cowpea mosaic virus D2 domain of FnbpB i.n. or oral Mice No results [201]
Live attenuated S. typhimurium SaEsxAb and SaEsxBb Oral Mice 22.2% and 44.4% of animals surviving after challenging with S. aureus USA 300 for SaEsxA and SaEsxB; no animals surviving after challenging with S. aureus Newman [202]
Red blood cell membrane-coated PLGA Hla, α-toxin, PVL, and γ-toxin s.c. Mice Decreased bacterial loading in skin, blood, and organs [203], [204]
PP7 (VLP) AIP1S i.m. Mice Inhibiting abscess area and dermonecrotic; Decreased bacterial loading at the site of infection [205]
PLGA CNA19 s.c. or i.n. Mice No results [206], [207]
PLGA rSEA i.p. Mice 100% of animals surviving [208]
Chitosan rSEB i.n. No results [209]
Chitosan Ami No results No results No results [210]
Liposome AdsA (mRNA) i.m. or s.c. Mice No results [211]



H. pylori L. lactis (GEM) CUE Oral Mice Decreased bacterial loading in gastric tissue [212], [213]
L. acidophilus Hp0410 Oral Mice Decreased bacterial loading in gastric tissue [214]
L. plantarum Urease Bsubunit (UreB) (Cytoplasm)b Oral Mice Decreased bacterial loading in gastric tissue [215]
HP55/PLGA nanoparticles Recombinant antigen CCF Oral Mice Decreased bacterial loading in gastric tissue [216]
OMVs OMV components Oral Mice Decreased bacterial loading in gastric tissue [217]
liposomes Fusion of the urease linear epitope (19 amino acid residues) and CTB Oral Mice Decreased bacterial loading in gastric tissue [218]



Yersinia pestis Bacteriophage T4 nanoparticles Mutated capsular antigen F1 and low-calcium-response V antigen i.m. Rats 100% of animals surviving [155]
20:80 CPTEG:CPH Fusion of F1 and V antigens Cyclic dinucleotides (CDNs) s.c. Mice 100% of animals surviving at 14 days and 75% at 182 days after single immunization [219]
OMVs OMV components i.m. Mice 100% of animals surviving in subcutaneous challenge; 100% and 50% of animals surviving in intranasal challenge with a median and a high dose [220]
L. plantarum LcrV (Surface)b Oral Mice No results [221]

a. The better or the best route to achieve protection; b. Constructed in an expression vector; c. Log10 units of protection, obtained by subtracting the mean log10CFU for the experimental group from the mean log10 CFU for the corresponding control group; i.n., intranasal; s.c., subcutaneous; i.m., intramuscular; i.p., intraperitoneal; s.l., sublingual; —, without added adjuvant.