Regulation of exoprotein in Staphylococcus aureus
US5587288A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 24, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07K14/31
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention relates to the recognition and control of bacterial infections, particularly infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). The present invention provides the staphylococcal accessory regulatory (sar) protein, and the gene encoding the sar protein (sar). The present invention also provides a diagnostic method for determining the pathogenicity of an S. aureus isolate using the sar gene.
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