Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferria Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
  • Chlamydia antigens and corresponding DNA fragments and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6403102
    Abstract: In summary of this disclosure, the present invention provides a method of nucleic acid, including DNA, immunization of a host, including humans, against disease caused by infection by a strain of Chlamydia, specifically C. pneumoniae, employing a vector, containing a nucleotide sequence encoding an PilG-like protein of a strain of Chlamydia pneumoniae and a promoter to effect expression of the PilG-like gene in the host. Modifications are possible within the scope of this invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Connaught Laboratories Limited
    Inventors: Andrew D. Murdin, Raymond P. Oomen, Pamela L. Dunn