Abstract
Recent studies have showed that immunisation with Streptococcus bovis (Sb-5) and Lactobacillus (LB-27) may confer protection against lactic acidosis in sheep and cattle. The present study was designed to determine the degree of immunological cross-reactivity between Sb-5 and eight other strains of Streptococcus bovis; and between LB-27 and four other isolates of Lactobacillus. The cross-reactivity index (CRI, a low CRI indicates a high degree of immunological cross-reactivity) ranged from 7.3 to 56.1% between the strains of S. bovis (the encapsulated strains with CRIs ranging from 7.3 to 12.4%). For isolates of Lactobacillus the CRIs ranged from 11.5 to 72.2%. The results indicate that all the isolates tested have a certain degree of immunological homology with Sb-5 and LB-27, and suggest that the vaccine may cross-react with a large number of strains of S. bovis and Lactobacillus which may cause lactic acidosis. As most of the S. bovis strains in the rumen are encapsulated, the high degree of homology between Sb-5 and encapsulated S. bovis strains further suggests that the vaccine containing Sb-5 may be effective against a wide range of strains of S. bovis in sheep and cattle.
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