Methods and composition for diagnosing and preventing a Group B Streptococcal infection (SJ-02-0032)
- *Abstract
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A novel surface antigen, designated epsilon antigen, on Group B Streptococcus (GBS) encodes a unique serine-rich repeat protein (ssr-2). The epsilon glycoprotein is useful as an immunologic marker for diagnosing GBS infection and in vaccine development.
Key words: Group B streptococcus, Epsilon antigen, vaccine
Granted patents or published applications: US Patent No. 7,588,773
Related scientific references: Seifert KN, et al; "A unique serine-rich repeat protein (srr) and novel surface antigen (epsilon) associated with a virulent lineage of serotype III Streptococcus agalactiae" Microbiology 152(Pt4):102901040 (2006).
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