POLYPEPTIDE STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS, VACCINE AGAINST STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS INFECTION, ANTIBODIES REACTING WITH THE STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS POLYPETIDE AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING SUCH VACCINE

摘要

The present invention relates to a polypeptide of the bacterium Streptococcus suis with a molecular weight of about 54 kD, capable of inducing neutralising antibodies against Streptococcus suis. The invention also relates to a vaccine against Streptococcus suis infection, and a method for the preparation of such a vaccine.