NUCLEIC ACIDS AND PROTEINS FROM STREPTOCOCOUS GROUPS A & B
4020/KOLNP/2007 A (4020/KOLNP/2007)
Filed on 2007-10-17
Publication date 2008-05-30
The invention provides proteins from group B streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae) and group A streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes), including amino acid sequences and the corresponding nucleotide sequences. Data are given to show that the proteins are useful antigens for vaccines, immunogenic compositions, and/or diagnostics. The proteins are also targets for antibiotics.
Applicant
CHIRON S.P.A.
VIA FIORENTINA, 1, I-53100 SIENA Italy 2)THE INSTITUTE FOR GENOMIC RESEARCH
Inventor
TELFORD, JOHN, MASIGNANI, VEGA, MARGARIT Y ROS, IMMACULADA, GRANDI, GUIDO, FRASER, CLAIRE, TETTELIN, HERVE
International Information
Classification
A61K 39/00
Publication number
WO 2002/034771
Application date
2001-10-29
Application number
PCT/GB2001/004789