Vaccine and methods to reduce campylobacter infection

US8961990B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS · US

Inventors

• Billy Hargis · Fayetteville, US
• Neil R. Pumford · Bentonville, US
• Young Min Kwon · West Fork, US
• Sherryll Layton · Fayetteville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 9, 2011
• Grant date: Feb 24, 2015
• Expiry date: Jun 9, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02A50/30
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Vaccine vectors and methods for enhancing resistance to Campylobacter infection or for enhancing the immune response to Campylobacter are provided herein. The vaccine vectors include a first polynucleotide which encodes an antigenic polypeptide selected from SEQ ID NO 7-9 or a fragment thereof. The vector may also include an immunostimulatory polypeptide. The methods include administering the vaccine vectors to a subject.