Culture medium with yeast or soy bean extract as amino acid source and no protein complexes of animal origin
AssigneeGsk Vaccines S.R.L.
InventorsRoberto Olivieri, Fabio Sabbatini, Maria Kontakou, Lucia Tagliaferri, Antonella Giglioli, Rino Rappuoli
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a medium containing non-animal derived proteinaceous material for cultivating patheogenic bacteria to produce an immunogenic factor and processes employing such medium.
Claims4
A medium for cultivating Haemophilus influenzae to produce an immunogenic factor wherein the medium comprises a Haemophilus influenzae bacteria and at least about 50% by dry weight of a non-animal derived proteinaceous material, and which does not comprise animal derived proteinaceous material, wherein the non-animal derived proteinaceous material is a soybean derived protein composition.
A process for preparing an immunogenic factor of the Haemophilus influenzae bacteria comprising the steps of cultivating the Haemophilus influenzae bacteria in a medium comprising at least about 50% by dry weight of a non-animal derived proteinaceous material, wherein the medium does not comprise animal derived proteinaceous material and the non-animal derived proteinaceous material is a soybean derived protein composition.
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