Evaluation of Salmonella porins as a broad spectrum vaccine candidate.

Porins were prepared from smooth strain of Salmonella typhi 0-901 and chemotype of rough mutant of S. typhimurium Ra-30. Mice were immunized with both the porin preparations in different groups and challenged with S. typhimurium LT2-71 and S. enteritidis SH-1269. Porin immunized mice showed significant protection (P < 0.01) against challenge with homologous as well as heterologous strains. Hence, the use of porins may be attempted in future to protect against salmonellosis.