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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2012
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Tessie McNeely, Gwynedd Valley, PA (US);
Donna Lorraine Montgomery, Chalfont, PA (US);
Leslie Cope, Hatfield, PA (US);
Amita Joshi, Lansdale, PA (US);
Gregory P. Pancari, Doylestown, PA (US);
Hongxia Fan, North Wales, PA (US);
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods of inducing an immune response tocomprising administering a composition comprising an SA2451-related polypeptide fromas well as derivatives or fragments thereof. The present invention also encompasses methods of treating and/or reducing the likelihood of ainfection by administering a composition comprising an SA2451-related polypeptide or an antibody that specifically binds to an SA2451 polypeptide, derivative or fragments thereof. Compositions administered in the methods of the invention can include one or more additional antigens. Compositions used to practice the methods of the invention are also encompassed.