Title:
METHODS FOR REGULATING BACTERIA
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002094188
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Bacteria lacking the ability to secrete autoinducer-2 may nonetheless be regulated by contacting the bacteria with an amount of an autoinducer-2 effector that is sufficient to regulate the bacterium. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium that colonizes the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients with often devastating effects on health, is a preferred target for regulation.
Inventors:
SURETTE MICHAEL G (CA)
STEIN JEFFREY (US)
STEIN JEFFREY (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/015993
Publication Date:
February 27, 2003
Filing Date:
May 16, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
QUOREX PHARMACEUTICALS INC (US)
UNIV TECHNOLOGIES INT (CA)
SURETTE MICHAEL G (CA)
STEIN JEFFREY (US)
UNIV TECHNOLOGIES INT (CA)
SURETTE MICHAEL G (CA)
STEIN JEFFREY (US)
International Classes:
A61K31/00; A61P11/00; A61K31/122; A61K31/341; A61P31/04; (IPC1-7): A61K39/108
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1992018614A1 | 1992-10-29 |
Foreign References:
| US5591872A | 1997-01-07 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1406654A4
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