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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 11, 1997
Alan D Barrett, Galveston, TX (US);
David Niesel, League City, TX (US);
Christopher Robb, Galveston, TX (US);
Haolin Ni, Galveston, TX (US);
The Board of Trustees of the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a Mycobacterium-E. coli shuttle vector containing sequences coding for a tribrid fusion containing the M. leprae 18kDa antigen sequence, a phoA protein antigen sequence and a non-mycobacterial, non-E.coli heterologous protein antigen sequence. Also provided is a method of producing protective immunity in an animal or human host in need of such treatment, comprising the step of administering to said animal or human host an effective dose of recombinant mycobacteria carrying the vector of the present invention.