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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2004
Filed:
May. 06, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Camella Bailey, Washington, DC (US);
Gil H. Choi, Rockville, MD (US);
Assignee:
Human Genome Sciences, Inc., Rockville, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 ; C12N 1/531 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 ; C12N 1/531 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to novel genes from and the polypeptides they encode. Also provided as are vectors, host cells, antibodies and recombinant methods for producing the same. The invention further relates to screening methods for identifying agonists and antagonists of polypeptide activity. The invention additionally relates to diagnostic methods for detecting Staphylococcus nucleic acids, polypeptides and antibodies in a biological sample. The present invention further relates to novel vaccines for the prevention or attenuation of infection by Staphylococcus.