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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:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christian Fritz, Natick, MA (US);
Philip Youngman, Boston, MA (US);
Luz-Maria Guzman, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 2/102 ; C07H 2/104 ; C12N 1/500 ; C12N 1/20 ; C12N 1/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 2/102 ; C07H 2/104 ; C12N 1/500 ; C12N 1/20 ; C12N 1/14 ;
Abstract
Disclosed are methods for using the essential genes and polypeptides “S-ydcB,” found in , and “B-ydcB,” found in . These genes and polypeptides, as well as homologs and orthologs thereof, can be used to identify antibacterial agents for treating a broad spectrum of bacterial infections.