Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, Alberta Glycomics Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, Delta Genomics, Edmonton, AB, Canada, Department of Agricultural, Food &Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, Human Health Therapeutics, National Research Council, Ottawa, Canada
Campylobacter jejuni is a predominant cause of human gastroenteritis worldwide. Source-attribution studies indicate that chickens are the main reservoir for infection, thus elimination of C. jejuni from poultry would significantly reduce the burden of human disease. We constructed glycoconjugate vaccines combining the conserved C. jejuni N-glycan with a protein carrier, GlycoTag, or fused to the Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide-core. Vaccination of chickens with the protein-based or E. coli-displayed glycoconjugate showed up to 10-log reduction in C. jejuni colonization and induced N-glycan-specific IgY responses. Moreover, the live E. coli vaccine was cleared prior to C. jejuni challenge and no selection for resistant campylobacter variants was observed. Analyses of the chicken gut communities revealed that the live vaccine did not alter the composition or complexity of the microbiome, thus representing an effective and low-cost strategy to reduce C. jejuni in chickens and its subsequent entry into the food chain.
13C NMR, 1H NMR, DNA techniques, ELISA, Western blotting, biological assays, genetic methods, bioinformatic analysis, conjugation, chicken vaccination
O-antigen polymerase (wzy::kan) of E. coli K12 mutant
The hybrid molecule was C. jejuni N-glycan and the E. coli LPS-core part.
13C NMR data:
Linkage Residue C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7
3,3,2,6,7,3,4,4,3 bDGlcp ? 74.1 76.8 70.9 76.9 61.8
3,3,2,6,7,3,4,4,2 Ac
3,3,2,6,7,3,4,4,4,4,2 Ac
3,3,2,6,7,3,4,4,4,4 aDGalpN 99.3 51.4 68.4 69.6 71.9 61.8
3,3,2,6,7,3,4,4,4,2 Ac
3,3,2,6,7,3,4,4,4 aDGalpN 98.2 51.5 67.8 77.4 71.6 59.9
3,3,2,6,7,3,4,4 aDGalpN 99.5 50.5 67.8 75.6 72.3 60.3
3,3,2,6,7,3,4,2 Ac
3,3,2,6,7,3,4 aDGalpN 99.3 51.5 67.8 77.4 72.3 60.5
3,3,2,6,7,3,2 Ac
3,3,2,6,7,3 aDGalpN 98.2 51.0 68.0 77.6 72.7 60.8
3,3,2,6,7,2 Ac
3,3,2,6,7 bDGlcpN ? 55.3 79.6 72.3 76.9 61.9
3,3,2,6 a?Hepp 100.4 71.1 72.0 67.3 72.8 68.4 73.2
3,3,2 aDGlcp 97.1 72.4 74.6 70.4 71.2 65.9
3,3 aDGlcp 98.2 76.8 72.1 70.3 72.6 61.2
3 aDGlcp
4 P
6 aDGalp
a?Hepp
1H NMR data:
Linkage Residue H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7
3,3,2,6,7,3,4,4,3 bDGlcp 4.60 3.32 3.48 3.38 3.43 3.71-3.92
3,3,2,6,7,3,4,4,2 Ac
3,3,2,6,7,3,4,4,4,4,2 Ac
3,3,2,6,7,3,4,4,4,4 aDGalpN 5.07 4.23 4.04 4.06 4.39 3.70-3.73
3,3,2,6,7,3,4,4,4,2 Ac
3,3,2,6,7,3,4,4,4 aDGalpN 5.13 4.29 4.19 4.13 4.49 3.66-3.78
3,3,2,6,7,3,4,4 aDGalpN 5.02 4.53 4.17 4.36 4.45 3.56-3.64
3,3,2,6,7,3,4,2 Ac
3,3,2,6,7,3,4 aDGalpN 5.04 4.30 4.15 4.13 4.43 3.65-3.68
3,3,2,6,7,3,2 Ac
3,3,2,6,7,3 aDGalpN 5.47 4.27 3.23 4.07 3.92 3.70-3.75
3,3,2,6,7,2 Ac
3,3,2,6,7 bDGlcpN 4.54 3.82 3.74 3.68 3.45 3.75-3.92
3,3,2,6 a?Hepp 4.89 3.97 3.80 3.86 3.57 4.16 3.80-4.01
3,3,2 aDGlcp 5.18 3.61 3.75 3.51 4.15 3.67-3.92
3,3 aDGlcp 5.47 3.68 3.85 3.54 4.08 3.82-3.90
3 aDGlcp
4 P
6 aDGalp
a?Hepp
1H/13C HSQC data:
Linkage Residue C1/H1 C2/H2 C3/H3 C4/H4 C5/H5 C6/H6 C7/H7
3,3,2,6,7,3,4,4,3 bDGlcp ?/4.60 74.1/3.32 76.8/3.48 70.9/3.38 76.9/3.43 61.8/3.71-3.92
3,3,2,6,7,3,4,4,2 Ac
3,3,2,6,7,3,4,4,4,4,2 Ac
3,3,2,6,7,3,4,4,4,4 aDGalpN 99.3/5.07 51.4/4.23 68.4/4.04 69.6/4.06 71.9/4.39 61.8/3.70-3.73
3,3,2,6,7,3,4,4,4,2 Ac
3,3,2,6,7,3,4,4,4 aDGalpN 98.2/5.13 51.5/4.29 67.8/4.19 77.4/4.13 71.6/4.49 59.9/3.66-3.78
3,3,2,6,7,3,4,4 aDGalpN 99.5/5.02 50.5/4.53 67.8/4.17 75.6/4.36 72.3/4.45 60.3/3.56-3.64
3,3,2,6,7,3,4,2 Ac
3,3,2,6,7,3,4 aDGalpN 99.3/5.04 51.5/4.30 67.8/4.15 77.4/4.13 72.3/4.43 60.5/3.65-3.68
3,3,2,6,7,3,2 Ac
3,3,2,6,7,3 aDGalpN 98.2/5.47 51.0/4.27 68.0/3.23 77.6/4.07 72.7/3.92 60.8/3.70-3.75
3,3,2,6,7,2 Ac
3,3,2,6,7 bDGlcpN ?/4.54 55.3/3.82 79.6/3.74 72.3/3.68 76.9/3.45 61.9/3.75-3.92
3,3,2,6 a?Hepp 100.4/4.89 71.1/3.97 72.0/3.80 67.3/3.86 72.8/3.57 68.4/4.16 73.2/3.80-4.01
3,3,2 aDGlcp 97.1/5.18 72.4/3.61 74.6/3.75 70.4/3.51 71.2/4.15 65.9/3.67-3.92
3,3 aDGlcp 98.2/5.47 76.8/3.68 72.1/3.85 70.3/3.54 72.6/4.08 61.2/3.82-3.90
3 aDGlcp
4 P
6 aDGalp
a?Hepp