Abstract: The invention provides a novel surface polypeptide from Neisseria meningitidis as well as nucleic acid and nucleic acid sequence homologues encoding this protein. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the polypeptide and nucleic acids of the invention are also disclosed as well as methods useful in the treatment, prevention and diagnosis of N. meningitidis infection.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 12, 2007
Date of Patent:
October 11, 2011
Assignee:
The University of Queesland
Inventors:
Ian Richard Anselm Peak, Michael Paul Jennings, E. Richard Moxon