S. aureus fibrinogen binding protein gene

US6994855B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• THE PROVOST, FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN · IE

Inventors

• Timothy J. Foster · Dublin, IE
• Damien McDevitt · Berwyn, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 5, 2000
• Grant date: Feb 7, 2006
• Expiry date: Jul 19, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07K2317/76
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to the isolation of the fibrinogen binding protein gene from Staphylococcus aureus and to the use of the fibrinogen binding protein and antibodies generated against it for wound healing, blocking adherence to indwelling medical devices, immunization or diagnosis of infection.