Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Antigen – epitope – or other immunospecific immunoeffector – Bacterium or component thereof or substance produced by said...
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-08
2011-03-08
Graser, Jennifer E (Department: 1645)
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Antigen, epitope, or other immunospecific immunoeffector
Bacterium or component thereof or substance produced by said...
C424S185100, C424S190100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07901692
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a mutation within the sap operon of an avirulent clone of a nontypeable strain ofHaemophilus influenzae(NTHi). The invention also relates to the NTHi sap operon genes and the polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotide sequences. The invention also relates to a novel 110 kDa NTHi outer membrane protein and the polynucleotide that encodes this outer membrane protein. Methods of screening for NTHi infection, and treating and preventing NTHi related disorders are also contemplated.
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Bakaletz Lauren O.
Munson, Jr. Robert S.
Graser Jennifer E
Marshall & Gerstein & Borun LLP
Nationalwide Children's Hospital, Inc.
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