Streptococcus pneumoniae antigens and vaccines
US6159469A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
The present invention relates to novel vaccines for the prevention or attenuation of infection by Streptococcus pneumoniae. The invention further relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding antigenic polypeptides of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Antigenic polypeptides are also provided, as are vectors, host cells and recombinant methods for producing the same. The invention additionally relates to diagnostic methods for detecting Streptococcus nucleic acids, polypeptides and antibodies in a biological sample.
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