Enteral immunization with live bacteria reprograms innate immune cells and protects neonatal foals from pneumonia
Bibiana Petri da Silveira, Susanne K. Kahn, Rebecca M. Legere, Jocelyne M. Bray, Hannah M. Cole-Pfeiffer, Michael C. Golding, Noah D. Cohen, Angela Ilha Bordin
This study shows that enteral immunization of newborn foals with live Rhodococcus equi enhances innate immune responses and protects against pneumonia via a gut-lung axis.
Scientific Reports · May 25, 2025Peer-reviewedImmunology