Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Antigen – epitope – or other immunospecific immunoeffector – Recombinant or stably-transformed bacterium encoding one or...
Reexamination Certificate
2003-08-29
2008-10-21
Devi, S. (Department: 1645)
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Antigen, epitope, or other immunospecific immunoeffector
Recombinant or stably-transformed bacterium encoding one or...
C424S250100, C424S093400, C424S093200, C424S184100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07438918
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides lipid A deficient mutantNeisseria meningitidiscells, pharmaceutical compositions incorporating such cells, and methods of using such cells.
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Post Deborah
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University of Iowa Research Foundation
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