Abstract: The invention relates to the identification of antigens, including Mycobacterium sulphate assimilation pathway components such as CysD, for preventing and treating Mycobacterium infection, especially but not exclusively Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection; to expression systems including live Mycobacterium for expression of said antigens for prevention and treatment of said infection; and to use of said antigens and expression systems for prevention and treatment of said infection.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 20, 2012
Date of Patent:
April 4, 2017
Assignee:
The University of Sydney Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology
Inventors:
James Anthony Triccas, Rachel Pinto-Nadanachandran, Warwick John Britton