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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2010
Stephen H. Leppla, Bethesda, MD (US);
Yogendra Singh, Delhi, IN;
Kurt Klimpel, San Diego, CA (US);
Rachel Schneerson, Bethesda, MD (US);
John B. Robbins, New York, NY (US);
Stephen H. Leppla, Bethesda, MD (US);
Yogendra Singh, Delhi, IN;
Kurt Klimpel, San Diego, CA (US);
Rachel Schneerson, Bethesda, MD (US);
John B. Robbins, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to improved methods of producing and recoveringprotective antigen (PA), especially modified PA which is protease resistant, and to methods of using of these PAs or nucleic acids encoding these PAs for eliciting an immunogenic response in humans, including responses which provide protection against, or reduce the severity of,bacterial infections and which are useful to prevent and/or treat illnesses caused by, such as inhalation anthrax, cutaneous anthrax and gastrointestinal anthrax.