Title:
OMPA POLYPEPTIDES OF RICKETTSIA HELVETICA, POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING THEREFOR AND USE IN THE DETECTION OF RICKETTSIA HELVETICA
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2007113009
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
The present invention relates to newly identified polynucleotides and polypeptides encoded by such polynucleotides for detecting and/or monitoring the presence of Rickettsia helvetica. More particularly, the present invention relates to polynucleotides encoding an OmpA polypeptide of Rickettsia helvetica and antigenic fragments thereof and the respective polypeptides and antigenic fragments as well as to methods for detecting and/or monitoring the presence of Rickettsia helvetica in a subject and respective kits.
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Inventors:
DOBEC MARINKO (CH)
SIEVERS MARTIN (CH)
WERMELINGER TOBIAS (CH)
TANNER CYRIL (CH)
STEIN ANDREAS STEFFEN (DE)
KAEPPELI FRANZ (CH)
SIEVERS MARTIN (CH)
WERMELINGER TOBIAS (CH)
TANNER CYRIL (CH)
STEIN ANDREAS STEFFEN (DE)
KAEPPELI FRANZ (CH)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2007/003062
Publication Date:
June 26, 2008
Filing Date:
April 04, 2007
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Assignee:
MEDICA MEDIZINISCHE LAB DR F K (CH)
DOBEC MARINKO (CH)
SIEVERS MARTIN (CH)
WERMELINGER TOBIAS (CH)
TANNER CYRIL (CH)
STEIN ANDREAS STEFFEN (DE)
KAEPPELI FRANZ (CH)
DOBEC MARINKO (CH)
SIEVERS MARTIN (CH)
WERMELINGER TOBIAS (CH)
TANNER CYRIL (CH)
STEIN ANDREAS STEFFEN (DE)
KAEPPELI FRANZ (CH)
International Classes:
C07K14/29
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