The capacity of an oral killed ETEC vaccine to induce mucosal IgA memory was tested.
The vaccine consisted of a toxoid and E. coli over-expressing colonization factors.
The vaccine induced mucosal IgA memory to all major vaccine antigens.
The mucosal immunological memory remained ≥1–2 years after priming vaccination.
Kinetics of antibody-secreting cell responses can be used to assess immune memory.