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US 6,649,171 B1Granted
Moraxella catarrahalis polynucleotides and polypeptides
AssigneeSmithKline Beecham Biologicals s.a.
InventorJoelle Thonnard
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Abstract
The invention provides BASB021 polypeptides and polynucleotides encoding BASB021 polypeptides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques. Also provided are diagnostic, prophylactic and therapeutic uses.
Claims8
An isolated polypeptide comprising a member selected from the group consisting of
- (a) an amino acid sequence matching SEQ ID NO:2;
- (b) an immunogenic polypeptide comprising a fragment sequence of at least 15 contiguous amino acids that matches an aligned contiguous segment of SEQ ID NO:2;
- wherein the isolated polypeptide, when administered to a subject in a suitable composition which can include an adjuvant, or a suitable carrier coupled to the polypeptide, induces an antibody or T-cell immune response to a polypeptide having the sequence of SEQ ID NO:2.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.