“…For instance, live attenuated BCG (attenuated Mycobacterium bovis), Salmonella typhi and Vibrio cholerae, are worldwide used as vaccines against tuberculosis, typhoid fever and cholera, respectively [9]. Currently, we know that the use of whole attenuated bacteria vaccines is advantageous because they can: 1. elicit strong immune responses against a variety of antigens [10][11][12], 2. retain the capacity to induce tissue-specific and favorably *Address correspondence to these authors at the Millennium Nucleus on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Alameda #340, Santiago 8331010, Chile; Tel: 56-2-686-2842; Fax: 56-2-686-2185; E-mail: akalergis@bio.puc.cl, kalergis@vtr.net and sbueno@bio.puc.cl skewed immune responses [13,14], 3. be significantly more affordable for mass coverage than are vaccines based on isolated or recombinant purified molecules.…”