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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2014
Emory University, Atlanta, GA (US);
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Georgia State Research Foundation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Niren Murthy, Berkeley, CA (US);
Eric Seth Gilbert, Atlanta, GA (US);
Xinghai Ning, Athens, GA (US);
Mark Goodman, Atlanta, GA (US);
Bryan Stubblefield, Atlanta, GA (US);
Emory University, Atlanta, GA (US);
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to conjugates for targeting bacteria and related uses. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of transferring a molecule of interest into bacteria comprising mixing bacteria with a non-naturally occurring conjugate under conditions such that the conjugate is transported across the bacterial cell wall. Typically, the conjugate comprises an oligosaccharide and a molecule of interest. In certain embodiments, the molecule of interest may be a tracer or an antibiotic.