Patent ID: 8703722

Claim:
A method for the treatment or prevention of F18 + E. coli infections in pigs comprising: administering to a pig a compound for binding to F18 + E. coli , F18 fimbriae, F18 adhesin, FedF or the receptor binding domain of FedF, said compound having the formula (I) [X(Fucα2)Galβ3(Y)ZNacε3V] n -W (I) wherein X is absent, Galα3 or GalNAcα3 and when X is absent, then Y is absent; Y is absent or Fucα4; Z is Glc or Gal; ε is α or β; V is absent or a mono- or polysaccharide; n is 1 or more; and W is absent or a carrier capable of binding n polysaccharide chains, said carrier selected from the group consisting of a protein, a lipid, a glycolipid, a glycoprotein, a glycosphingolipid, a ceramide, a lectin, an antibody, an immunoglobuline, a synthetic mimic of the aforementioned carrier, an organic molecule, a small molecule, a chemical, a nanoparticle, a bead, or a gel.