PORT HUENEME, CA--(Marketwired - Jul 24, 2013) - Stellar Biotechnologies, Inc. ("Stellar" or "the Company") (
ClostPath is the preeminent scientific conference in the field of clostridial pathogenesis and covers the latest discoveries presented by leading international researchers.
The abstract titled "An Anti-C. difficile PSII Polysaccharide-KLH Conjugate Vaccine is Efficacious in Mice" is the result of preclinical research conducted together by scientists from Stellar and the University of Guelph (Ontario, Canada) ("Guelph"). The abstract highlights data that suggest that a PSII polysaccharide conjugated to Keyhole Limpet Hemocyanin (KLH) may be effective in stimulating immunity against Clostridium difficile infection.
Stellar and Guelph are working together under research and license option arrangements forged last year around the two groups' shared interest in developing novel, non-antibiotic methods to treat the devastating C. diff infection.
About Clostridium difficile
Clostridium difficile is a major and growing cause of mortality and morbidity in hospitalized patients. Incidence of C. diff is at a record high in the U.S. with more than 330,000 cases reported in 2009. C. diff is a type of bacteria normally present in the intestine, but which can overgrow as a result of antibiotic use. It causes severe diarrhea and life-threatening intestinal conditions such as colitis. The cost of C. diff related treatment in the U.S. and Europe is estimated at more than $7 billion annually.
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