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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
May. 10, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brigitte Gicquel, Paris, FR;
François-Xavier Berthet, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
Institut Pasteur, Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/902 ; A61K 3/904 ; A61K 3/938 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/902 ; A61K 3/904 ; A61K 3/938 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns Mycobacterium strains whereof the erp gene is modified and a vaccine composition containing same. The modification of the erp gene decreases the virulence and the persistence of the Mycobacterium strains.