Abstract: The present invention provides a method of providing a bacterium binding component suitable for use in the preparation of a product for use in combating a target bacterium (including the inactivation of said bacterium and/or the treatment or diagnosis of an infection by said bacterium). The method comprises the steps of: contacting bacterium binding components of an eukaryotic micro-organism with the target bacterium for binding of the target bacterium with a bacterium binding component, and lysing the eukaryotic micro-organism; separating out the bacterium; treating the separated out bacterium so as to release the bacterium binding component from said bacterium; and recovering the bacterium binding components. The invention also provides therapeutic and diagnostic products incorporating bacterial binding components.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of providing a bacterium binding component suitable for use in the preparation of a product for use in combating a target bacterium (including the inactivation of said bacterium and/or the treatment or diagnosis of an infection by said bacterium). The method comprises the steps of: contacting bacterium binding components of an eukaryotic micro-organism with the target bacterium for binding of the target bacterium with a bacterium binding component, and lysing the eukaryotic micro-organism; separating out the bacterium; treating the separated out bacterium so as to release thes bacterium binding component form said bacterium; and recovering the bacterium binding components. The invention also provides therapeutic and diagnostic products incorporating bacterial binding components.