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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 17, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Edward Hodgson, Malvern, PA (US);
Alison Frances Chalker, Collegeville, PA (US);
Assignee:
SmithKline Beecham, p.l.c., , GB;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; C07K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 691 ; 4353201 ; 4352523 ; 4352402 ; 435-733 ; 536 231 ; 536 243 ; 536 2432 ; 530350 ; 530825 ; 935-1 ; 935-6 ; 935-8 ; 935 11 ; 935 19 ; 935 52 ; 4242431 ;
Abstract
The invention provides spoIIIE polypeptides and DNA (RNA) encoding spIIIE polypetides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques. Also provided are methods for utilizing spoIIIE polypeptide for the protection against infection, particularly bacterial infections.