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US 8,481,054 B2Granted
Pneumococcal serotypes
AssigneesThe UAB Foundation, Fundacao Oswald Cruz, Instituto Adolfo Lutz
InventorsMoon H. Nahm, Jisheng Lin, Angela P. Brandao, Maria Cristina Brandileone
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Abstract
Disclosed is a new and emerging serotype of Streptococcus pneumoniae designated serotype 6C, and assays and monoclonal antibodies useful in identifying same. Also disclosed is a novel pneumococcal polysaccharide with the repeating unit {→2) glucose 1 (1→3) glucose 2 (1→3) rhamnose (1→3) ribitol (5→phosphate}. This new serotype may be included in pneumococcal vaccines.
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A composition comprising a purified polysaccharide comprising the repeating unit {→2) glucose 1 (1→3) glucose 2 (1→3) rhamnose (1→3) ribitol (5→phosphate}.
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