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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
May. 11, 2018
Applicant:
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (US);
Inventors:
Richard T. Marconi, Midlothian, VA (US);
Christopher Earnhart, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Lee D. Oliver, Henrico, VA (US);
Assignee:
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 16/12 (2006.01); A61K 39/02 (2006.01); G01N 33/569 (2006.01); C07K 14/20 (2006.01); A61K 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/56911 (2013.01); A61K 39/0225 (2013.01); C07K 14/20 (2013.01); C07K 16/1207 (2013.01); A61K 2039/55505 (2013.01); A61K 2039/55566 (2013.01); A61K 2039/70 (2013.01); C07K 2317/34 (2013.01); C07K 2317/734 (2013.01); C07K 2319/00 (2013.01); C07K 2319/21 (2013.01); C07K 2319/22 (2013.01); G01N 2333/20 (2013.01); G01N 2469/20 (2013.01); Y02A 50/401 (2018.01); Y02A 50/57 (2018.01);
Abstract
Chimeric polyvalent recombinant proteins for use as vaccines and diagnostics for Lyme disease (e.g. in canines and humans) are provided. The chimeric proteins comprise epitopes of the loop 5 region and/or the alpha helix 5 region of outer surface protein C (OspC) types and/or OspE types. The OspC types may be associated with mammalianinfections.