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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (US);
Inventors:
Richard T. Marconi, Midlothian, VA (US);
Christopher Earnhart, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/02 (2006.01); C07K 14/20 (2006.01); A61K 39/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/20 (2013.01); A61K 39/0225 (2013.01); A61K 38/00 (2013.01); A61K 39/00 (2013.01); C07K 2319/40 (2013.01); G01N 2333/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A chimeric polyvalent recombinant protein for use as a vaccine and diagnostic for Lyme disease is provided. The chimeric protein comprises epitopes of the loop 5 region and/or the alpha helix 5 region of outer surface protein C (OspC) types. The OspC types may be associated with mammalianinfections.