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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
May. 17, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael J. Mahan, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Christopher P. Conner, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Douglas M. Heithoff, Goleta, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oalkand, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/931 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/931 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a class of microbial coding sequences the transcription or cotranscription of which is specifically induced during microbial infection of a host. These particular coding sequences or defined regions thereof may be used as probes to identify and isolate microbial virulence genes. The products of these virulence genes will provide potential targets for the development of vaccines or antimicrobial agents.