Streptococcal C5a peptidase vaccine
Novel vaccines for use against beta-hemolytic Streptococcus colonization or infection are disclosed. The vaccines contain an immunogenic amount of a variant of streptococcal C5a peptidase (SCP). Also disclosed is a method of protecting a susceptible mammal against beta-hemolytic Streptococcus coloni...
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Format | Patent |
Language | English |
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22.12.2009
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Summary: | Novel vaccines for use against beta-hemolytic Streptococcus colonization or infection are disclosed. The vaccines contain an immunogenic amount of a variant of streptococcal C5a peptidase (SCP). Also disclosed is a method of protecting a susceptible mammal against beta-hemolytic Streptococcus colonization or infection by administering such a vaccine. Enzymatically inactive SCP, and polynucleotides encoding these SCP proteins are further disclosed. |
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Bibliography: | Application Number: US20040915705 |