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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2000
Scott Koenig, Rockville, MD (US);
Jon Heinrichs, North Potomac, MD (US);
Leslie S. Johnson, Germantown, MD (US);
John E. Adamou, Germantown, MD (US);
Medimmune, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Abstract
The invention is directed to isolated polypeptides bearing sequence homology to the Sp36 protein found in pneumococcal organisms, such as . Polynucleotides encoding such polypeptides are also disclosed. The invention also relates to antibodies specific for the disclosed polypeptides and to uses of such antibodies in the treatment of diseases caused by staphylococci as well as group A and B streptococci. In addition, the invention relates to the use of the disclosed polypeptides in compositions and as vaccines and for prophylactic uses such as in vaccination of animals, especially humans, against a wide variety of streptococcal, staphylococcal and other diseases.