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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 03, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Lee Pace, Germantown, MD (US);
Richard Ives Walker, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Steven Michael Frey, Germantown, MD (US);
Assignee:
Antex Biologics, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ; A61K / ; A61K / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4352521 ; 424 934 ; 4241841 ; 4242821 ;
Abstract
Methods using in vitro processes are disclosed for inducing or enhancing expression of enteric bacterial antigens or virulence factors. The methods, therefore, produce antigenically enhanced enteric bacteria. Also methods for using the antigenically enhanced bacteria are also disclosed, as well as vaccines containing the enteric bacteria. Specifically, a whole enteric bacteria or components thereof are provided by Helicobacter species. Also there are other enteric bacteria which are useful for the disclosed invention; such as Campylobacter jejuni.