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US 2003/0170782 A1Published application
Proteins
OwnerRichard William Falla Le Page, Jeremy Mark Wells +1inventors
InventorsRichard William Falla Le Page, Jeremy Mark Wells, Sean Bosco Hanniffy
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Abstract
Novel protein antigens from Group B Streptococcus are described, together with the nucleic acid sequences encoding them. The use of vaccines and screening methods is also described.
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A Group B Streptococcus polypeptide or protein having a sequence selected from those described in FIG. 1, or fragments or derivatives thereof.
A nucleic molecule comprising or consisting of a sequence which is:
- (i) any of the DNA sequences set out in FIG. 1 herein or their RNA equivalents;
- (ii) a sequence which is complementary to any of the sequences of (i);
- (iii) a sequence which codes for the same protein or polypeptide, as those sequences of (i) or (ii);
- (iv) a sequence which shows substantial identity with any of those of (i), (ii) and (iii);
- or
- (v) a sequence which codes for a derivative, or fragment of a nucleic acid molecule shown in FIG. 1.
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