“…LPS is known to be immunogenic in Gram-negative fish pathogens such as Aeromonas salmonicida (Hastings & Ellis 1990, Lund et al 1991, Aakre et al 1994 and Vibrio species (Bøgwald et al Steine et al 2001). Although A. salmonicida LPS is immunogenic, it does not appear to play a protective role (Thuvander et al 1993, Aakre et al 1994. Immunization with LPS from other Gram-negative bacteria has resulted in protection (Aoki et al 1984, Salati & Kusuda 1985, Saeed & Plumb 1986, Baba et al 1988, Velji et al 1990, Soltani & Kalbassi 2001, and this protection has been reported as antibody-mediated (Saeed & Plumb 1986, Velji et al 1991.…”