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Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016

Filed:

Apr. 10, 2014
Applicant:

The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC (US);

Inventors:

Nordin Zeidner, Fort Collins, CO (US);

Marc Dolan, Fort Collins, CO (US);

Donald Champagne, Athens, GA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/46 (2006.01); C12N 9/20 (2006.01); A01N 37/46 (2006.01); A61K 38/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 37/46 (2013.01); A61K 38/465 (2013.01); C12N 9/20 (2013.01); C12Y 301/01004 (2013.01); A61K 38/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention relates to reagents and methods for the modulation of viability of bacteria. A process is provided wherein a protein sequence fromsaliva effective in reducing the viability of gram positive, gram negative, or acid-fast bacteria and spirochetes includingis administered. The inventive protein fromsaliva has utility as a therapeutic for the treatment of an organism infected with bacteria, particularly the spirochete


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