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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
May. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Contrafect Corporation, Yonkers, NY (US);
Inventors:
Raymond Schuch, Mountain Lakes, NJ (US);
Robert C. Nowinski, New York, NY (US);
Michael Wittekind, New Canaan, CT (US);
Babar Khan, Kingston, NY (US);
Jimmy Rotolo, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Contrafect Corporation, Yonkers, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/16 (2006.01); C07K 14/315 (2006.01); A61P 31/04 (2006.01); A01N 63/00 (2006.01); C12N 9/50 (2006.01); A61L 29/08 (2006.01); A61L 29/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/315 (2013.01); A01N 63/00 (2013.01); A61K 38/16 (2013.01); A61K 38/164 (2013.01); A61L 29/08 (2013.01); A61L 29/16 (2013.01); C12N 9/503 (2013.01); A61L 2300/404 (2013.01); A61L 2300/406 (2013.01); A61L 2420/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for the prevention, control, disruption and treatment of bacterial biofilms with lysin, particularly lysin having capability to kill Staphlococcal bacteria, including drug resistant, particularly the lysin PlySs2. The invention also provides compositions and methods for use in treatment or modulation of bacterial biofilm(s) and biofilm formation.