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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2008
Applicants:
Leif Kirsebom, Uppsala, SE;
Santanu Dasgupta, Uppsala, SE;
Pontus Larsson, Uppsala, SE;
Jaydip Ghosh, Bordeaux Cedex, FR;
Inventors:
Leif Kirsebom, Uppsala, SE;
Santanu Dasgupta, Uppsala, SE;
Pontus Larsson, Uppsala, SE;
Jaydip Ghosh, Bordeaux Cedex, FR;
Assignee:
Marfl AB, Uppsala, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/04 (2006.01); A61K 38/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to genes and proteins involved in the sporulation of Mycobacteria and the use thereof in the technical fields of immunology and medicine. A vaccine comprising spore forming peptides, such as CotA or CotD, or antibodies thereto is used for the treatment of diseases caused bysuch as leprosy and tuberculosis.