The invention relates to a live vaccine for protection against enteric bacterial infection.

The invention relates to a live vaccine for protection against enteric bacterial infection.

The present disclosure discloses a Microcin MccY, and a preparation method and use thereof, wherein the amino acid sequence of the Microcin MccY is GGRGHIAEYFSGPITQVSFYG. Compared with Microcin MccJ25 that only has a bactericidal activity against a small part of serotypes of Salmonella such as Salmonella enteritidis, the Microcin MccY has bacteriostatic/bactericidal effects on Salmonella Pullorum, Salmonella typhimurium, Salmonella kentucky, Salmonella Infantis, Salmonella London, and Shigella sonnei, and can kill other serotypes of Salmonella that MccJ25 cannot kill. Especially, the Microcin MccY has an outstanding bactericidal effect on Salmonella typhimurium and Salmonella Pullorum which are common in livestock and poultry production, and meanwhile it also has bacteriostatic/bactericidal effects on Shigella sonnei. Therefore, the Microcin MccY overcomes the shortcoming of the narrow spectrum of the Microcin, has breakthrough significance, and has the potential as a substitute to antibiotics.

Described herein are nanopore biosensors based on a modified cytolysin protein. The nanopore biosensors accommodate macromolecules including proteins and nucleic acids, and may additionally comprise ligands with selective binding properties.

Described herein are nanopore biosensors based on a modified cytolysin protein. The nanopore biosensors accommodate macromolecules including proteins and nucleic acids, and may additionally comprise ligands with selective binding properties.

The present invention features compositions comprising an anti-amyloid antibody and methods of treating microbial infection and treating or preventing microbial biofilms using the composition.

The present disclosure relates to genetically modified strains of Salmonella, engineered to be tumor navigating and to alter tumor metabolism in the tumor microenvironment. Also provided herein are methods of producing and methods of using such genetically modified Salmonella strains to treat cancer.

The present disclosure relates to genetically modified strains of Salmonella, engineered to be tumor navigating and to alter tumor metabolism in the tumor microenvironment. Also provided herein are methods of producing and methods of using such genetically modified Salmonella strains to treat cancer.

Provided are modified STING proteins that have constitutive activity, and also can have lower NF-κB signaling activity compared to unmodified human STING. Combinations and compositions containing the modified STING proteins with immunostimulatory proteins also are provided. Also provided are immunostimulatory bacteria that encode the STING proteins and the combinations, where the immunostimulatory proteins are encoded as a polycistronic message. The immunostimulatory bacteria have genomes that are modified to, for example, reduce toxicity and improve the anti-tumor activity, such as by increasing accumulation in the tumor microenvironment, particularly in tumor-resident myeloid cells, improving resistance to complement inactivation, reducing immune cell death, promoting adaptive immunity, and enhancing T-cell function. The increase in colonization of phagocytic cells improves the delivery of encoded therapeutic products to the tumor micro environment and tumors, and permits, among other routes, systemic administration of the immunostimulatory bacteria.

The invention provides compositions and methods for preventing, treating and diagnosing infection by Salmonella enterica serovar typhi (S. typhi) and/or S. paratyphi, i.e., typhoid fever.