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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2009
Kenneth Tucker, Frederick, MD (US);
Laura Plosila, Cary, NC (US);
Ulrich F. Tillman, Mount Laurel, MD (US);
Kenneth Tucker, Frederick, MD (US);
Laura Plosila, Cary, NC (US);
Ulrich F. Tillman, Mount Laurel, MD (US);
Emergent Product Development Gaithersburg, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Abstract
The invention discloses theouter membrane protein-106 (OMP106) polypeptide, polypeptides derived therefrom (OMP106-derived polypeptides), nucleotide sequences encoding OMP106 polypeptides, and antibodies that specifically bind the OMP106 polypeptide and/or OMP106-derived polypeptides. Also disclosed are immunogenic, prophylactic or therapeutic compositions, including vaccines, comprising OMP106 polypeptide and/or OMP106-derived polypeptides. The invention additionally discloses methods of inducing immune responses toandOMP106 polypeptides and OMP106-derived polypeptides in animals.