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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2004
Applicants:
Lauren O. Bakaletz, Hilliard, OH (US);
Robert S. Munson, Jr., Hilliard, OH (US);
Inventors:
Lauren O. Bakaletz, Hilliard, OH (US);
Robert S. Munson, Jr., Hilliard, OH (US);
Assignee:
Children's Hospital, Inc., Columbus, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a mutation within the sap operon of an avirulent clone of a nontypeable strain of(NTHi). The invention also relates to the NTHi sap operon genes and the polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotide sequences. The invention also relates to a novel 110 kDa NTHi outer membrane protein and the polynucleotide that encodes this outer membrane protein. Methods of screening for NTHi infection, and treating and preventing NTHi related disorders are also contemplated.