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  • Chlamydia antigens and corresponding DNA fragments and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6607730
    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 POMP91B precursor protein of a strain of Chlamydia pneumoniae and a promoter to effect expression of the POMP91B precursor gene in the host. Modifications are possible within the scope of this invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Aventis Pasteur Limited/Aventis Pasteur Limitee
    Inventors: Andrew D. Murdin, Raymond P. Oomen, Pamela L. Dunn